The last time more than 20 athletes represented the Philippines in a single Olympics happened over three decades ago
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The last time more than 20 athletes represented the Philippines in a single Olympics came in the 1992 Barcelona Games, where 26 Filipinos – including boxing bronze medalist Roel Velasco – competed.it sent to Tokyo in 2021, with nine Filipinos already assured of Olympic berths three months before Paris opens hostilities in July.
Other potential qualifiers include Bianca Pagdanganan , Emma Malabuyo , Kurt Barbosa , Rogen Ladon, Carlo Paalam, Hergie Bacyadan, and Criztian Pitt Laurente , and Cris Nievarez and Joanie Delgaco .
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