The more, the merrier as Team Philippines’ Paris 2024 delegation is now up to 22 athletes, with the addition of Lauren Hoffman and John Cabang Tolentino.
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Two more Pinoy athletes caught the Paris 2024 bus as hurdlers Lauren Hoffman and John Cabang Tolentino punched their way to the Olympic Games.
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) confirmed the qualification of the two tracksters, with Hoffman competing in the women’s 400m hurdles and Tolentino in men’s 110m hurdles respectively.
Hoffman barely made the 40-entry cutoff after finishing at the 39th spot, while Tolentino earned his Olympic Games Paris 2024 slot after clinching the 30th spot. Only the top 40 athletes per respective event will qualify to the Olympics.
Tolentino, who holds the Philippine national record for the event with 13.37 seconds, also took home the bronze in the 60m hurdles event of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships last February.
Hoffman, on the other hand, set the Philippine national record with 55.72 seconds on clock in her silver medal finish at the Drake Relays.
Both will be making their Olympic debut and now joins pole vaulter EJ Obiena in the Philippine delegation for athletics.
With Hoffman and Tolentino qualifying, Team Philippines is now up to 22 athletes for Paris 2024–the country’s biggest delegation in the Olympics Game in over three decades since 26 represented the country in the 1992 Barcelona Games.
The list includes boxers Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, Nesthy Petecio, Aira Villegas and Hergie Bacyadan; golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Hergie Bacyadan; gymnasts Carlos Yulo, Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo and Levi Ruivivar; swimmers Kayla Sanchez and Jarod Hatch; weightlifters Vanessa Sarno, Elreen Ando, and John Ceniza; fencer Samantha Catantan; judoka Kiyomi Watanabe; and rower Joanie Delgaco.
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Story Summary:
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Lauren Hoffman and John Cabang Tolentino qualify for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 as Philippine hurdlers.
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Hoffman barely makes the cut at 39th place in women’s 400m hurdles, Tolentino secures his spot at 30th in men’s 110m hurdles.
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They join pole vaulter EJ Obiena in the Philippines' largest Olympic delegation since 1992, totaling 22 athletes for Paris 2024.
[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital team. The summary was generated by AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]