STUNNING WIN Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov, left, reacts as the Philippines' Carlo Paalam celebrates a win in their men's flyweight 52-kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2020 Olympics, Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan. AP PHOTOCARLO Paalam stunned 2016 Olympic champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan to enter the semifinals and assured the Philippines its first-ever four-medal finish in the Olympic Games on Tuesday in men's flyweight boxing at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Four judges scored 20-18 in favor of Paalam and the fifth judge scored it 19-19, sending the Filipino to the silver medal fight against Ryomei Tanaka of Japan on August 5. Paalam grabbed the upperhand early in the fight as he hit Zoirov with clean shots in the opening bout. On Wednesday, reigning US Women's Open champion Yuka Saso and compatriot Bianca Pagdanganan begin their campaign in women's golf.

Source: Manila Times August 03, 2021 12:53 UTC