Wheelchair thrower Cendy Asusano during her training for the women's para javalin throw F54 event in the 17th Paralympic Games in Paris, France. Handout/Philippine Paralympic Committee

Wheelchair thrower Cendy Asusano vowed to give her best effort when she makes her Paralympic Games debut in the women's javelin throw F54 event Saturday at the La Stade de France in Paris.

The Donsol, Sorsogon native qualified for her first Paralympic Games by throwing 14.23 meters in placing fourth in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Para Games.

"Siyempre malaking karangalan na mapili sa Paralympics kaya ibibigay ko po yung aking 100 percent sa labang ito," said Asusano, who will see action in the finals of the event starting at 10:04 a.m. (4:04 p.m. in Manila).

"May konti din pong kaba kaya gusto ko maging kundisyon  kaya pagdating ng laban ay maging maganda ang kinalabasan ng performance," added the 2023 Cambodia ASEAN Para Games double gold medalist in her maiden stint in the meet supported by the Philippine Sports Commission.

Now a resident of Pasig City, Asusano improved her personal best to 14.63 meters, also good for fourth spot, in the world para championships in Kobe, Japan last May.

"Kung ma-exceed ko yung previous personal best sa Japan at maka-hit ng 15 meters masaya na ako," Asusano said.

"Cendy is under no pressure from us in her first Paralympic Games. If she exceeds her previous personal  best we will be satisfied," national para head coach Joel Deriada said.

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The top pick in the event is reigning world para athletics champion Nurkhon Kurbanova of Uzbekistan, ruling the event with a world mark throw of 20.73 meters that relegated Paralympic Games defending champion Flora Ugwunwa  of Nigeria to silver (19.07). Iran's Elham Salehi took bronze (16.10).

These three athletes are expected to battle for podium honors, but expect Asusano to go down fighting as the last Filipino athlete to compete in the 17th Paris Paralympic Games.