More Filipino athletes are expected to join para swimmers Ernie Gawilan and Angel Otom, and para taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin in the Paris Paralympics roster
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Para swimmers Ernie Gawilan and Angel Otom clinched their slots via minimum qualifying standard through their placing in the world championships last February, while para taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin claimed the coveted Asian spot after acing the Asian Qualification Tournament in China last March.it sent in the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.
The Philippines hopes to come out stronger with Gawilan, a two-time Paralympian, bringing home gold medals from the 3rd and 4th Asian Para Games, and Otom seizing four golds in the 2023 ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia. According to Barredo, a longtime sports executive, the athletes are making the most out of their year-round allowances, foreign-based training, as well as exposure in international tournaments.
“I know I heard it might be very warm in July, August, and September. And we’ve had two offers to bring our athletes or para athletes to train in Japan, and some other parts in Asia, I guess the weather will not be as much different,” he continued.
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