Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam in action against Aldoms Suguro of Indonesia during the 54kg final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian Games  held at Chroy Changvar Convention Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 14, 2023.  Paalam won gold during the match. POC-PSC Media

Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam in action against Aldoms Suguro of Indonesia during the 54kg final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian Games  held at Chroy Changvar Convention Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May 14, 2023.  Paalam won gold during the match. 

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<div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-4" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1796904943523098722&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-06-01T10%3A45%3A10.559198%3A0a9f1bb3-bd5d-4683-bbbb-af674e603ca1%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=45f57363ffdb8eeb40ccc765bfd88bf3e0836dac&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:547px;height:309px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1796904943523098722"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>(<strong>2nd UPDATE</strong>) Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam secured a second trip to the Olympic Games by beating his Indian counterpart in the semifinal round of the second World Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) in Bangkok on Saturday.</p><p>The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist defeated Sachin Siwach of India, 5-0, and earned one of the three Olympic berths in the men’s 57kg class. </p><p>Paalam earlier breezed past Dominican Republic’s Feliz Delos Santos, 5-0, to arrange a semifinals clash against the 5-foot-9 Siwach. </p><p>It was a vindication of sorts for the Filipino boxer, who failed his initial attempt for an Olympic slot in the first OQT where he lost to Turkmenistan’s Turkmenistan&#x27;s Shukur Ovezov while nursing a shoulder injury. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/11/petecio-nearing-olympic-berth-paalam-bows-out-injured-1434">READ: Petecio nearing Olympic berth; Paalam bows out injured</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/3/12/2-filipina-boxers-secure-olympic-spots-934">READ: 2 Filipina boxers secure Olympic spot</a></div><p>Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham &quot;Bambol&quot; Tolentino later said that Paalam&#x27;s road block in Italy in March was &quot;just temporary.&quot;</p><p>&quot;He proved that he could qualify for the Olympics by winning all five bouts here in Bangkok,&quot; said Tolentino in a statement on Sunday. </p><p>Paalam toppled five opponents in a week&#x27;s span for his Olympic ticket—Greece&#x27;s Alexei Lagkazasvili (5-0), Turkmenistan&#x27;s Shukur Ovezov (5-0), Armenia&#x27;s Artur Bazeyan (4-1), the Dominican Republic&#x27;s Jose Feliz de los Santos (5-0) and finally Siwach (5-0).</p><p>He is the fourth Filipino boxer to compete in Paris, joining fellow Tokyo silver medalist Nesthy Petecio, Tokyo bronze medalist Eumir Marcial, and debutante Aira Villegas.</p><p>Another Filipino boxer, Hergie Bacyadan, remains in contention in the women&#x27;s 75kg class. She has advanced to the quarterfinals and needs one more win to qualify for the Summer Games.</p><p>So far, 14 Filipino athletes have qualified for the Paris Games.</p><p>Aside from the boxers, also set to represent the Philippines are: pole vaulter EJ Obiena; fencer <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/27/fencer-sam-catantan-is-latest-pinoy-athlete-to-earn-olympics-berth-2244">Samantha Catantan</a>; gymnasts Carlos Yulo, Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo, and Levi Ruivivar; rower Joanie Delgaco; and weightlifters John Ceniza, Elreen Ando, and Vanessa Sarno.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><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/4W5qL_79aeM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam secured a second trip to the Olympic Games by beating his Indian counterpart in the semifinal round of the second World Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) in Bangkok on Saturday.</p>

Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam secured a second trip to the Olympic Games by beating his Indian counterpart in the semifinal round of the second World Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) in Bangkok on Saturday.

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