The Philippine Olympic Team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics
The Beijing 2008 Olympics will open on August 8, 2008 and the Philippines is eyeing for an Olympic gold once more. The closest we got was a Silver medal in boxing (Onyok Velasco) which was a very controversial issue that time because many spectators (Filipinos and others) were expecting Onyok to win the Gold medal basing on his excellent performance. Well, this time, the Philippine delegates to the Beijing Olympics are hopeful once again to finally bring home the gold after all these years of coming home without any.
The Philippine Olympic team will participate in the following Olympic sports and events:
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball
Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe/Kayak Flatwater
Canoe/Kayak Slalom
Cycling BMX
Cycling Mountain Bike
Cycling Road
Cycling TrackDiving
Equestrian
Fencing
Football
Gymnastics Artistic
Gymnastics Rhythmic
Trampoline
Handball
Hockey
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rowing
SailingShooting
Softball
Swimming
Synchronized Swimming
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
I’m sorry I do not have the names of our athletes participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics and I’m not really sure if the Philippine Olympic team will participate in all the sports/events mentioned above. But in any case, I hope the Philippines will bring home the elusive Olympic gold medal. Go Team Philippines!!!
Updates: To find out the names of Philippine Olympic Team members, please proceed to this link – Names of Filipino Athletes Participating in the Beijing 2008 Olympics
To find out how you can get the latest updates on the medal count/tally in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, click here – Medal Count Update Beijing 2008 Olympics
Watch out for more updates on the status of the Philippine Olympic Team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 
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Goodluck sa ating mga manlalaro kuya! Oi mataas expectations this year sa ating Taekwondo team.. sana naman this time eh meron na tayo gold! wehehe.. oi ha big rewards awaits sa unang makakapag-uwi ng gold for pinas.. 5m pesos, house & lot & a car! yikes! hmmm…kuya di ikaw kasali? eating event meron? hahahaha…
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jessie Reply:
August 7th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Twinks,
The sport where the Philippine Olympic team has the biggest chance of winning the gold is in boxing, next is taekwondo (admittedly). Yeah, I heard the bonus money from the Philippine government to whoever wins an Olympic gold medal is 5M.
As to my event in the Beijing 2008 Olympics, wag mong ismolin – JACKSTONE!
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twinks Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
oi kuya goodluck sa event mo ha..sana ikaw na ang unang makapag-uwi ng gintong medalya! yeey!
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jessie Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Twinks,
Thanks so much. lol! Hayaan mo, babalatuhan kita pag naiuwi ko yung gold medal from the Beijing Olympics.
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Eto Fren nag-aabang kami nang umpisa. Etong mag 8years old na anak ko diko malaman kung bakit atat manood nito since nung makapag-aral dito. Pero sa bagay exciting naman to. Buti nalang Friday pwedeng lamayan wahehehe. Ay Fren di ata pasok ang Pinas sa Basketball?
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jessie Reply:
August 8th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Joy,
I’m not sure fren. let’s find out if the Philippines has a basketball team to participate in the Beijing Olympics. Sa ibang sports like archery and diving, maraming Pinoy participants eh.
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Joy Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 6:56 am
Hindi nga Fren, di sila nagqualify..oy si Manny flag bearer
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jessie Reply:
August 9th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Joy,
Yeah, Manny Pacquiao is the flag bearer of the Philippine team to the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The opening day of the Beijing Olympics was really amazing. It was one of the best Olympic opening ceremonies I’ve seen. I was so impressed with the burning of the Olympic torch.
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Why would you list all of the sports if you are not even sure that the Philippines are participating in them?
Anyway, the Philippine contingent numbers a team of 15 athletes only: five swimmers, one boxer, two taekwondo jins, two divers, two long jumpers, one weightlifter, one shooter and one archer.
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jessie Reply:
August 11th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Why, did I hurt your feelings so much you can’t live with an incomplete list?
By the way, thanks for adding info for the benefit of other readers of this site. Much appreciated. THE AUTHOR
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The Philippine Olympics Team has so much to prove in the Beijing 2008 Olympics but it’s not impossible to win a gold medal. As a Pinoy, my support is wholeheartedly to the Philippine Olympics team more than any other teams in the Olympics. May all the members of the Philippine Olympic team be in great shape for their respective Olympic games.
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Go for gold Philippine Olympic team players! Good luck sa inyo. maguwi kayo ng karangalan sa ating bansa. Make the Philippines proud! Kaya natin ang Beijing Olympics. Manampalataya tayo sa galing ng Pilipino.
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You can pray on all disciplines that the Philippines are in except on swimming for that is reserved only for Michael Phelps and for the US Team. 5 swimmers for RP Team? They’re just wasting their time, testosterone, and huge chunks of money just for them to bring home nothing; and FYI: that Molina, do you think that he has guts, come on, you can see on his looks, he’s just a weakling to other swimmers there. Jeez, enough with the support already!
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Phelps not Phil.
I really appreciate your sentiments about Filipinos’ support to the Philippine Olympic team competing in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. First, can I ask you something? Are you a Filipino? If yes, do you know hte meaning of being loyal to your own team? If you’re an American, I will understand your bias against the Philippine Olympic Team but if You’re a Filipino I think you have to check your way of thinking.
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Phelps has broken a record, Phil. has not. Reply:
August 14th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Okay, first and for all, I’m a Filipino living in the US just supporting the team, on which I see, that is impossible to lose on a swimming event at the Olympics since that is where they’re good at; and second, what do you think are the odds of us RP team winning an Olympic Gold medal if we only have 15 athletes and yet back in our country we lack in equipments and funding? Think about it and don’t just support if you think opportunities are farther than you expected.
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as usual they went home with NOTHING! of course, they talk about personal bests but, my goodness, couldn’t they do those `personal bests’ back here where we don’t have to pay for it with taxes deducted (stolen?) from our hard-earned money!
i keep seeing these tv ads saying how proud we are of them. let me put it to you olympians straight! we didn’t spend money for you to show your `personal best’. that money was spent so you could show that you’re one of the world’s best!
we work our asses off day-in and day-out to earn a salary which, in turn, gets taxed 3 times over to pay, not for your `personal best’, but for a medal which shows that you LOSERS were worth the investment!
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couldn’t bear to hear the truth huh? i work hard for my money. why should i waste it on a bunch of yahoos who can only show their personal best in a sports event where the world’s best compete? you yokels are very lucky i don’t have a choice where this government spends my taxes. you guys are nothing more than a poor excuse of an athlete!
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