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Paris Paralympics: Mangliwan advances to final; Bantiloc sent home
Kennedy Caacbay,
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 30, 2024 07:55 PM PHT

Wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan and para archer Agustina Bantiloc. Photos from Philippine Paralympic Committee; Philippine Sports Commission/file

Two Filipino Paralympians experienced different fates on Friday at the 2024 Paris Games.
Two Filipino Paralympians experienced different fates on Friday at the 2024 Paris Games.
Wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan will advance to the final of the Men's 400-meter T52 following a top-4 finish in his heat, while para archer Agustina Bantiloc was sent home after falling to Brazil's Jane Karla Gogel, 127-143, in the women's individual compound open - round of 16.
Wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan will advance to the final of the Men's 400-meter T52 following a top-4 finish in his heat, while para archer Agustina Bantiloc was sent home after falling to Brazil's Jane Karla Gogel, 127-143, in the women's individual compound open - round of 16.
Mangliwan's 1:05.79 clocking at the Stade de France was enough to propel him to the gold medal match on Saturday, 1:12 a.m.
Mangliwan's 1:05.79 clocking at the Stade de France was enough to propel him to the gold medal match on Saturday, 1:12 a.m.
The pride of Tabuk, Kalinga, a gold medalist in the same event in last year's Hangzhou Asian Para Games, has a chance for a redemption arc after missing the podium at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
The pride of Tabuk, Kalinga, a gold medalist in the same event in last year's Hangzhou Asian Para Games, has a chance for a redemption arc after missing the podium at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
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Meanwhile, despite bowing out early, Bantiloc still placed 28th in the ranking round after setting a season-best of 618 in 72 arrows.
Meanwhile, despite bowing out early, Bantiloc still placed 28th in the ranking round after setting a season-best of 618 in 72 arrows.
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