MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines’ boxing contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been beefed up after Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam were given direct qualification to the Summer Games.
The International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force, through a notice sent to the Philippine Olympic Committee, deemed Petecio and Paalam as qualifiers by virtue of “their highest standing” in their respective weight classes, women’s featherweight and men’s flyweight, as per the Task Force’s rankings.
Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam have qualified for the #TokyoOlympics by of "their highest standing in their respective weight categories."
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