Philippines at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Philippines at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Buenos Aires
Competitors7 in 6 sports
Flag bearersYuka Saso (Opening)[1]
Christian Tio (Closing)
Medals
Ranked 79th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

The Philippines participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.

Kiteboarder Christian Tio won a silver medal men's kiteboarding IKA Twin Tip racing event;[2] the first medal of any color credited to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Philippines in the games' medal tally.

Previously, Archer Luis Gabriel Moreno along with a Chinese partner won a gold medal in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in the mixed international team event although the medal was neither credited to the NOC of the Philippines or China.

Background

The first Filipino athlete to qualify for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was Nicole Marie Tagle who secured qualification through the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships in October 2017.[3][4]

The Philippines qualified its second athlete when Christian Tio of Boracay qualified for Summer Youth Olympics.[5] He clinched the sole berth contested for the boy's twin tip racing event at the Asian qualifiers in Pranburi, Thailand on March 18, 2018.[6]

The Philippines qualified its fifth athlete when fencer Lawrence Tan qualified for the Summer Youth Olympics.[7] He secured his qualification for the individual boy's Foil (fencing) event at the 2018 Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships held in Verona, Italy in April 2018.[8]

Jonne Go of Canoe Kayak and Dragonboat served as the chief of mission of the Philippine delegation.

Medalists

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sailing 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 0 1

Medalists

The following Filipino competitors won medals at the Youth Olympics.

Medal Athlete Sport Event Date
 Silver Christian Tio Sailing Boys' IKA Twin Tip Racing October 14

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Nicole Marie Tagle at the mixed team ranking round.

The Philippines qualified one archer based on its performance at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships.[3][4]

Individual
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Nicole Marie Tagle Girls' Individual 629 23  Tromans-Ansell (GBR)
L 4–6 		did not advance 17
Team
Athletes Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
 Nicole Marie Tagle (PHI)
 Hendrik Õun (EST) 		Mixed team 1300 13  Bassi (CHI)
 Dalpatadu (SRI)
W 5–4 		 Tromans-Ansell (GBR)
 Shabani (IRI)
W 5–3 		 Jones (NZL)
 Tang (TPE)
L 1–5 		did not advance 6

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

The Philippines qualified one fencer, Lawrence Tan,[9] in the individual boy's foil event based on its performance at the 2018 Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships held in Verona, Italy in April 2018.[8][10]

Tan is the first Filipino fencer to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games.

Boys
Athlete Event Pool Round Seed Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Lawrence Everett Tan Foil Pool No:1

 Bravo (USA)
L 0–5

5  Chan (HKG)
L 11–15 		did not advance 10
 Ciccarelli (AUS)
W 5–1
 Machhi (ITA)
W 5–4
 Chen (TPE)
L 1–5
 Spichiger (FRA)
L 2–5
 Charreu (POR)
L 3–5

Golf

Main article: Golf at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Individual
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Bronze Medal
Play-off 		Total
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Total Rank Score Score Par Rank
Yuka Saso Girls' Individual 71 (+1) 2 74 (+4) 145 11 69 (−1) 214 1 5 (+1) 214 +4 4
Carl Jano Corpus Boys' Individual 71 (+1) 5 76 (+6) 147 20 76 (+6) 223 20 — 223 +13 16
Team
Athletes Event Round 1
(Fourball) 		Round 2
(Foursome) 		Round 3
(Individual Stroke) 		Total
Score Rank Score Rank Girl Boy Total Rank Score Par Rank
Yuka Saso
Carl Jano Corpus 		Mixed team 66 (−4) 16 75 (+5) 18 74 74 148 (+8) 16 289 +9 20

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

The Philippines qualified one boat based on its performance at the Asian and Oceania IKA Twin Tip Racing Qualifiers.[6][11]

Boys
Athlete Event Race Total
Points 		Net
Points 		Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Christian Tio IKA Twin Tip Racing 2 5 (8) 3 (8) 3 CAN 29 13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Girls
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nicole Oliva 100 m freestyle 57.33 26 did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:02.08 8Q — 2:02.13 7
400 m freestyle 4:16.72 4Q — 4:16.61 6
800 m freestyle 8:52.29 11 — did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

The Philippines qualified one athlete based on its performance at the "Road to Buenos Aires – Oceania" qualifier held in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.[12]

Singles
Athlete Event Group Stage Rank Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Jann Mari Nayre Boys' singles Group B

 Burgos (CHI)
W 4–1

4 did not advance 25
 Kolodziejczyk (AUT)
L 0–4
 Jha (USA)
L 0–4
Team
Athletes Event Group Stage Rank Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Intercontinental 2
 Jann Mari Nayre (PHI)
 Annika Lundström (FIN) 		Mixed international team Group B

Europe 3
 Bogdanova (BLR)
 Sgouropoulos (GRE)
L 0–3

3 did not advance 17
Intercontinental 1
 Lee (HKG)
 Hamdoun (TUN)
W 2–1
Chinese Taipei
 Su (TPE)
 Lin (TPE)
L 0–3

References

  1. ^ Cordero, Abac (September 28, 2018). "Saso named Team Phl flag-bearer in Youth Olympic Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Giongco, Mark (14 October 2018). "Youth Olympic Games: PH bet Christian Tio wins silver in kiteboarding". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (8 October 2017). "Nicole Marie Tagle qualifies for Youth Olympic Games through world archery championships in Argentina". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Wells, Chris (6 October 2017). "24 Nations win 32 Youth Olympic Games Quota Places". World Archery Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Tio clinches YOG kiteboard berth". Manila Times. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Philippines, China, Australia and New Zealand Grab Coveted Youth Olympics Berths". 18 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  7. ^ "JOJ 2018 (Buenos Aires) 09.10.18 Entries". fie.org. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  8. ^ a b "Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships | Verona 2018". Junior and Cadets World Fencing Championships | Verona 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  9. ^ "Fencer – TAN Lawrence Everett – PHILIPPINES – FIE – International Fencing Federation". fie.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  10. ^ "Fencing Worldwide". www.fencingworldwide.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  11. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games – Qualification". World Sailing. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Junior paddler earns PH's maiden berth in Youth Olympiad". ABS-CBN Sports. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.