Marcos Jr. congratulates Aira Villegas for bronze medal finish in Paris

Katrina Domingo

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<p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-V9we7SCIu/embed/?cr=1&v=14&wp=596&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3365754.0999999642%2C%22ls%22%3A3365340.5%2C%22le%22%3A3365742.5999999642%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="545" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;"></iframe></p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p><br/></p><p>MANILA &mdash; President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated Filipina boxer Aira Villegas for winning a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.</p><p>Villegas settled for third place after losing against Turkiye&rsquo;s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the women&rsquo;s boxing 50-kg semi-final stage.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/6/aira-villegas-takes-bronze-after-semis-loss-to-turkish-foe-434" id="isPasted">Paris 2024: Aira Villegas takes bronze after semis loss to Turkish foe</a></p><p>&ldquo;That was a knockout performance in your Olympic debut!&rdquo; the President said in a social media post.</p><p>&ldquo;You made us all proud and are surely an inspiration to young Filipinas,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for bringing home bronze,&rdquo; he added</p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/louOQtiDb5U?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></p><p>Villegas&rsquo; win brings the Philippines&rsquo; medal tally to 3, following gymnast Carlos Yulo&rsquo;s back-to-back gold finishes in the men&rsquo;s floor exercise and vault competition.</p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hAmrQ7vNPsE?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></p>

<p>Villegas settled for third place after losing against Turkiye&rsquo;s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the women&rsquo;s boxing 50-kg semi-final stage.</p><p><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/6/aira-villegas-takes-bronze-after-semis-loss-to-turkish-foe-434" id="isPasted">Paris 2024: Aira Villegas takes bronze after semis loss to Turkish foe</a></p><p>&ldquo;That was a knockout performance in your Olympic debut!&rdquo; the President said in a social media post.</p><p>&ldquo;You made us all proud and are surely an inspiration to young Filipinas,&rdquo; he said.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for bringing home bronze,&rdquo; he added</p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/louOQtiDb5U?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></p><p>Villegas&rsquo; win brings the Philippines&rsquo; medal tally to 3, following gymnast Carlos Yulo&rsquo;s back-to-back gold finishes in the men&rsquo;s floor exercise and vault competition.</p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hAmrQ7vNPsE?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></p>

<p><br></p><p>MANILA &mdash; President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated Filipina boxer Aira Villegas for winning a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.</p>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated Filipina boxer Aira Villegas for winning a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated Filipina boxer Aira Villegas for winning a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.

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Marcos Jr. congratulates boxer Aira Villegas for bronze medal finish in Paris Olympics

Marcos Jr. congratulates boxer Aira Villegas for bronze medal finish in Paris Olympics