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Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam will be carrying the Philippine flag during the opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympic Games.BOXERS Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam were named the official flagbearers of Team Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Petecio and Paalam earned the honor following their silver-medal performances in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As the next highest-placed Filipino athletes in the Tokyo games, Petecio and Paalam earned the POC nod when they qualified in the Paris games. Last March, Petecio claimed an Olympic berth following an impressive performance in the 1st World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy.
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