Nesthy Petecio (left) and Poland's Julia Szeremeta compete in the women's 57kg semifinal boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on Wednesday. Mohd Rasfan, AFP

Nesthy Petecio

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<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1723103564601172303170016620240804-paris-olympics-petecio-AFP-1.jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil">Philippines&#39; Nesthy Petecio reacts after beating China&#39;s Xu Zichun (Blue) in the women&#39;s 57kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 4, 2024. Mohd Rasfan, AFPTokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio settled for bronze this time in the 2024 Paris Olympics.Petecio bowed to young Polish boxer Julia Szeremeta in the semifinals of the women&#39;s 57kg division to claim bronze on Wednesday at the Roland-Garros Stadium (early Thursday in Manila).Still, it was consecutive podium finishes for Petecio in her second Summer Games appearance and the fourth medal of the Philippines after Carlos Yulo&#39;s two golds in men&#39;s artistic gymnastics and Aira Villegas&#39; bronze in the women&#39;s 50kg in boxing.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/7/paris-2024-petecio-falls-short-against-polish-foe-takes-home-bronze-255" id="isPasted">READ: Paris 2024: Petecio falls short against Polish foe, takes home bronze</a><a href="https://web.facebook.com/OneSportsPHL/videos/2782051848635148">Talking to One Sports&#39; Carlo Pamintuan</a>, Petecio said she was proud to fight for the country and her family, and to get another shot at that elusive gold medal in the biggest sporting stage in the globe.&quot;Sobrang proud po ako na hanggang ngayon lumalaban ako para sa bayan, sa pamilya, sa pangarap, and sa pangarap ko na ginto,&quot; Petecio shared.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/8/petecio-family-immensely-proud-of-nesthy-s-olympic-stint-1006" id="isPasted">READ: Petecio family immensely proud of Nesthy&#39;s Olympic stint</a>&quot;Akala ko akin na &#39;to this time pero sobrang grabe &#39;yung tiwala ko sa sarili ko na makukuha ko siya pero medyo hindi tayo [pinalad] ngayong gabi sa panalo. Pero sobrang thankful pa rin ako kay Lord kasi maganda &#39;yung pinakita ko,&quot; she went on.The 32-year-old pugilist believes that she may have showed better in the third round, but ended up falling to the Polish boxer.&quot;Sobrang labo talaga pero &#39;yun nakikita nila eh so wala tayong magagawa pero grabe wala siyang clear punch sa third round. &#39;Yung mga body shots, &#39;yung mga hook ko pumapasok eh. Ewan ko, hindi ko alam anong nangyari,&quot; she said.Still, Petecio respects the semifinal result in her French Olympic boxing stint.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/7/paris-2024-petecio-family-excited-optimistic-for-nesthys-semis-bout-1953" id="isPasted">READ: Paris 2024: Petecio family excited, optimistic for Nesthy&#39;s semis bout</a>&quot;Lagi akong nako-caution ng referee, hindi ko alam kung bakit pero siguro hindi ko alam kung ano &#39;yung nakikita kong side nila so sila na &lsquo;yun eh, nirerespeto ko &#39;yun.&quot;Meanwhile, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada seeks a second Senate Medal of Excellence for Petecio and filed Senate Resolution No. 1122.&quot;Petecio embodied relentless pursuit of excellence with her mantra &lsquo;walang hinto hangga&rsquo;t walang ginto,&rsquo; and many years of hard work and intense training since taking up the sport competitively in 2007,&quot; Estrada said.Despite the loss, Petecio has once again made &quot;her-story,&quot; joining an elite group of Filipino athletes with multiple Olympic medals along with Yulo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, and swimmer Te&oacute;filo Yldefonso.-- Courtesy: One Sports, Cignal TV/POC Media RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W4tLoy5Kwuk??si=KJyTZlYa68GxBRFI&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

<a href="https://web.facebook.com/OneSportsPHL/videos/2782051848635148">Talking to One Sports&#39; Carlo Pamintuan</a>, Petecio said she was proud to fight for the country and her family, and to get another shot at that elusive gold medal in the biggest sporting stage in the globe.&quot;Sobrang proud po ako na hanggang ngayon lumalaban ako para sa bayan, sa pamilya, sa pangarap, and sa pangarap ko na ginto,&quot; Petecio shared.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/8/petecio-family-immensely-proud-of-nesthy-s-olympic-stint-1006" id="isPasted">READ: Petecio family immensely proud of Nesthy&#39;s Olympic stint</a>&quot;Akala ko akin na &#39;to this time pero sobrang grabe &#39;yung tiwala ko sa sarili ko na makukuha ko siya pero medyo hindi tayo [pinalad] ngayong gabi sa panalo. Pero sobrang thankful pa rin ako kay Lord kasi maganda &#39;yung pinakita ko,&quot; she went on.The 32-year-old pugilist believes that she may have showed better in the third round, but ended up falling to the Polish boxer.&quot;Sobrang labo talaga pero &#39;yun nakikita nila eh so wala tayong magagawa pero grabe wala siyang clear punch sa third round. &#39;Yung mga body shots, &#39;yung mga hook ko pumapasok eh. Ewan ko, hindi ko alam anong nangyari,&quot; she said.Still, Petecio respects the semifinal result in her French Olympic boxing stint.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/7/paris-2024-petecio-family-excited-optimistic-for-nesthys-semis-bout-1953" id="isPasted">READ: Paris 2024: Petecio family excited, optimistic for Nesthy&#39;s semis bout</a>&quot;Lagi akong nako-caution ng referee, hindi ko alam kung bakit pero siguro hindi ko alam kung ano &#39;yung nakikita kong side nila so sila na &lsquo;yun eh, nirerespeto ko &#39;yun.&quot;Meanwhile, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada seeks a second Senate Medal of Excellence for Petecio and filed Senate Resolution No. 1122.&quot;Petecio embodied relentless pursuit of excellence with her mantra &lsquo;walang hinto hangga&rsquo;t walang ginto,&rsquo; and many years of hard work and intense training since taking up the sport competitively in 2007,&quot; Estrada said.Despite the loss, Petecio has once again made &quot;her-story,&quot; joining an elite group of Filipino athletes with multiple Olympic medals along with Yulo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, and swimmer Te&oacute;filo Yldefonso.-- Courtesy: One Sports, Cignal TV/POC Media RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W4tLoy5Kwuk??si=KJyTZlYa68GxBRFI&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

Still, it was consecutive podium finishes for Petecio in her second Summer Games appearance and the fourth medal of the Philippines after Carlos Yulo&#39;s two golds in men&#39;s artistic gymnastics and Aira Villegas&#39; bronze in the women&#39;s 50kg in boxing.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/7/paris-2024-petecio-falls-short-against-polish-foe-takes-home-bronze-255" id="isPasted">READ: Paris 2024: Petecio falls short against Polish foe, takes home bronze</a>

<img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1723103564601172303170016620240804-paris-olympics-petecio-AFP-1.jpg" style="width: 950px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil">Philippines&#39; Nesthy Petecio reacts after beating China&#39;s Xu Zichun (Blue) in the women&#39;s 57kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 4, 2024. Mohd Rasfan, AFPTokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio settled for bronze this time in the 2024 Paris Olympics.Petecio bowed to young Polish boxer Julia Szeremeta in the semifinals of the women&#39;s 57kg division to claim bronze on Wednesday at the Roland-Garros Stadium (early Thursday in Manila).

Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio settled for bronze this time in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio settled for bronze this time in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Petecio remains proud, thankful after settling for bronze in Paris 2024

Petecio remains proud, thankful after settling for bronze in Paris 2024