ni Gerard Arce / MC @Sports | July 31, 2024
Nabigo rin si Hergie Bacyadan at natalo sa unanimous decision laban kay top-seeded Chinese Li Qian pero aniya wala siyang pinagsisihan sa kanyang kauna-unahang t Olympic campaign.
“I’m happy for this experience … that I was able to compete in the Olympics,” ayon sa 29-anyos na si Bacyadan. Si Bacyadan, 29, ay dating inferior boxer sa women’s 75-kg round of 16 bout laban kay 5-foot-11 Li na ginamit ang five-inch height advantage at karanasan ng 34-year-old na hawak ang silver at bronze medals mula sa Tokyo 2020 at Rio 2016.
“She’s very experienced,” ani Bacyadan, ang ikalawa sa limang Pinoy boxers na umeksit sa Olympics makaraang kinapos din si Eumir Felix Marcial kontra Uzbekistan. “I have the courage and I tried, but I lack the exposure,” aniya. “I was able to take her punches but she’s really an experienced fighter.”
Samantala, tuloy ang kampanya ng Pilipinas sa Paris Olympics sa kabila ng emosyonal na pagtatapos ng laban ni Eumir Felix Marcial, Martes ng gabi. “Full speed ahead,” ayon kay Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino kahapon. “The campaign for medals, especially gold, is hot on track.”
Isinalarawan ni Tolentino na ang naramdaman ni Marcial ay isang matinding dagok bagamat kargado ng sakripisyo at dedikasyon ang bronze medalist sa Tokyo 2020 bago magtungo ng Paris.
“I know how painful it is for Eumir to bear the loss,” saad ni Tolentino. “We feel his disappointment and frustration, but it’s not the end all for him.” Ang bronze ni Marcial sa Tokyo ay nasa middleweight na dibisyon na inalis ng Paris.
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