Rio 2016 Olympics: Philippines game schedule, livestream, results and medal tally

MANILA, Philippines - As the Rio Olympics kicked off on Saturday, August 6 (Manila time), the Philippines' campaign to earn the first gold since its debut at Paris 1924 has started. Check out on this page the game schedule, livestream, results and medal tally.

Thirteen Filipino athletes in 8 sports events will try their best to at least end our 20-year medal drought.

Lightflyweight boxer Onyok Velasco brought home the silver from the 1996 Atlanta Games and that gasp was the last in a harvest of nine medals dating back to 1928 when swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso claimed the bronze in the 200-meter breaststroke in Amsterdam.

Athletics, boxing and swimming gave the Philippines its nine medals (two silver and seven bronze) over the 20 times it has participated in the Olympic Games. The Philippines did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the US-led boycott.

Here's the full list of sports events for the Philippines in Rio 2016 (Note: Results of each Olympic bid is available here, refresh page for the updates)

Track and road events

1. Eric Shauwn Cray - Men's 400 m hurdles
2. Mary Joy Tabal - Women's marathon

Field events
1. Marestella Torres - Women's long jump

Boxing
1. Rogen Ladon - Men's light flyweight
2. Charly Suarez - Men's lightweight

Golf
1. Miguel Tabuena - Men's

Judo
1. Kodo Nakano - Men's −81 kg

Swimming
1. Jessie Lacuna - Men's 400 m freestyle
2. Jasmine Alkhaldi - Women's 100 m freestyle

Table tennis
1. Ian Lariba - Women's singles

UPDATE: Lariba, lone Filipina spinner and the country's flag-bearer had a tough match-up against Han Xing of Congo. Read full story and watch video here.

Taekwondo
1. Kirstie Alora - Women's +67 kg

Weightlifting
1. Nestor Colonia - Men's −56 kg
2. Hidilyn Diaz - Women's −53 kg

UPDATE: Pinay weightlifter bags PH’s first Olympic medal since 1996

Rio Olympics 2016: Philippines Game Results (Summary) - The Summit Express

Rio 2016 Medal tally as of 11:00 p.m., August 20.

Rio 2016 Olympic Games Livestream and Schedule (Broadcast)

From August 6 to 21, TV5, the official broadcaster of Rio 2016, will bring an extensive coverage and updates of the Olympics with the belief that it is more than a gathering of the world’s greatest athletes, but a showcase of sports as part of nation building.

Here are official livestream channels of Sports5/TV5/Aksyon to cover the whole Summer Olympics 2016:

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