2024 Olympic Schedule Philippines: Full Event Calendar

July 18, 2024

Celebrating a milestone hundred years of their participation in the Olympic Games, Team Philippines is looking to prove themselves in Paris, running from July 26 to August 11, competing with the likes of China, Japan, Great Britain and the USA to secure valuable Gold medals.

Team Philippines is bannered by 22 strong national athletes like Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, who will be waving the Philippine flag once more in the Olympics Opening Ceremony after the torch relay. Team Philippines hopes to improve upon their 2020 Olympic Games performance, where they earned their impressive four medal haul.

While Gilas Pilipinas' and his national team made it to the semi-finals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament, they unfortunately failed to secure their spot at the Paris Olympics. However, if you're missing the on-court basketball action, you can always watch Team USA at the Paris Games. Their team is headed by NBA superstars Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), and LeBron James (LA Lakers).

If you want to support your fellow compatriots and fly the Philippine flag yourself, read on to find out what sports the 22 Filipino athletes are competing in and where you can watch the Olympic Games from home.

olympic games and the filipino athletes competing for Team Philippines

Team Philippines have managed to secure 22 Filipino athletes in nine different sports and discliplines.

  • Athletics
  • Boxing
  • Fencing
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Judo
  • Rowing
  • Swimming
  • Weightlifting

Competing Athletes for Team Philippines

Twenty-two national athletes will be repping the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Games, aiming to build on their epic performance in 2020 where they scored their first Gold medal, two Silvers, and one Bronze medal.

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino expressed his optimism: "Definitely, we will deliver. Definitely, we will surpass Tokyo (Olympics)."

The Philippines is set to smash records at the Paris Olympics, featuring an immense lineup of fifteen female athletes and seven male athletes, showcasing their commitment to gender equality.

Here are all the competing athletes for Team PH in the 2024 Olympic Games and the sports they're competing in. Any times listed will be in CEST, aka Paris Time.

EJ Obiena representing Team Philippines at the 2020 Olympic Games

Boxing

Team Philippines has entered five boxers (two men and three women) into the 2024 Olympic Games. The Philippine Olympic Committee appealed to let retired boxer Manny Pacquiao compete. However, the IOC refused due to the current age limits.

The Olympic boxing matches will take place from July 27 up until August 10 before the closing ceremonies on August 11.

  • Carlo Paalam: Men's Featherweight (July 28, 11:16 AM)
  • Eumir Marcial: Men's Middleweight (July 28, 11:32 AM)
  • Aira Villegas: Women's Flyweight (July 28, 12:36 PM)
  • Nesthy Petecio: Women's Featherweight (July 30, 5:38 PM)
  • Hergie Bacyadan: Women's Middleweight (July 31, 12:04 PM)

Fencing

For the first time since 1992, the Philippines has entered one fencer into the Summer Olympic Games. Samantha Catantan qualified by winning the Women's Individual Foil events at the Asia and Oceania Zonal Olympic Qualifying tournament in Dubai.

The Women's Individual Foil event will be on July 28, with the Qualifier in the morning (9:30 AM) and the Final in the afternoon/evening (7 PM).

  • Samantha Catantan: Women's Foil

Golf

Team Philippines entered two female golfers into the Paris Olympics. They both qualified based on their ranking in the Olympic Golf Rankings. The Women's Individual Golf tournament will have three rounds between August 7 - 9 (9 AM - 6PM daily), with the Final on August 10 (9 AM - 6PM).

  • Bianca Pagdanganan: Women's Golf
  • Dottie Ardina: Women's Golf
Nesthy Petecio, the first Filipino woman to win an Olympic medal in boxing

Gymnastics

Team Philippines managed to qualify four athletes into the Gymnastics category for the Paris Olympics. The Men's individual All-Around Olympic Qualifying tournament for Carlos Yulo will be on July 27 (11 AM), with the Final on July 31 (5:30 PM).

Meanwhile, the Women's All-Around Olympic Qualifying tournament will be on July 28 (9:30 AM), with the Final on August 1 (6:15 PM).

  • Carlos Yulo: Men's All-Around
  • Aleah Finnegan: Women's All-Around
  • Emma Malabuyo: Women's All-Around
  • Levi Ruivivar: Women's All-Around

Judo

Filipino-Japanesa judoka, Kiyomi Watanbe, qualified for the Paris Olympics through the IJF World Ranking list and a continental quota in Asia.

The Women's 63kg Judo event will be held on July 30, with a Qualifier in the morning (10 AM) and the Final in the afternoon (4 PM).

  • Kiyomi Watanbe: Women's - 63kg

Rowing

Joanie Delgaco has become the first female rower to represent the Philippine delegation at the Olympic Games. This event will be held from July 27 at 10:12 AM, with successive Heats and Repechage to determine who makes it to the Quarterfinals and beyond. The Grand Final will be on August 3.

  • Joanie Delgaco: Women's Single Sculls

Swimming

Team Philippines has qualified two swimmers into the 2024 Olympic Games. The Men's 100M Butterfly will be held on August 2 with Heats (11 AM) and the Semi-Finals (8:30 PM). The Finals will be on August 3 (8:30 PM)

The Women's' 100M Freestyle will have Heats and the Semi-Finals on July 30 (11 AM), with the Finals on July 31 (8:30 PM).

  • Jarod Hatch: Men's 100M Butterfly
  • Kayla Sanchez: Women's 100M Freestyle

Weightlifting

The Philippines has entered three weightlifters into the 2024 Paris Olympics. John Ceniza (Men's 61kg), Elreen Ando (Women's 59kg), and Vanessa Sarno (Women's 71kg) all secured one of the top ten slots in their respective weight divisions.

  • John Febuar Ceniza: Men's - 61kg (August 7, 3 PM)
  • Elreen Ando: Women's - 59kg (August 8, 3 PM)
  • Vanessa Sarno: Women's - 71kg (August 9, 7:30 PM)
Paris Olympics 2024

Where to Watch the Paris Olympics?

Cignal TV will be the central hub for 2024 Paris Olympics broadcasts in the Philippines. Digital streams will also be available on One Sports, One News, and News5.

The Smart LiveStream App will also cover the entire event, with select sports live-streamed on the Smart Sports and Puso Pilipinas social media pages. With these streaming and broadcast options, you won’t have to miss a second of the action!

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Final Thoughts

That's everything we know about the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, focused on Team Philippines and their national athletes. Check out Rivalry's 2024 Olympic Games betting markets across all sports, coming soon! Make your Olym-picks and predict who will take the Gold - GL HF!