Sports analyst Quinito Henson: Parang butas ng karayom ang tsansa ng Pinoy Golfers na makapag-uwi ng medalya sa 2024 Paris Olympics

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00:00In golf, a talented sports analyst shared that it won't be easy for the two Filipino golfers,

00:07Sinabianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina, in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.

00:13This is what Paolo Salamatin has to say.

00:16The two Filipino golfers, Sinabianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina,

00:23started their campaign in the round one of the Women's Individual Stroke Play event

00:32of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

00:35The ladies professional golf association's longest hitter, Pagdanganan,

00:40along with 30-year-old Kanlubang Laguna native hitter, Ardina,

00:44and Olympic golf giants like defending champion and world number one golfer, Nelly Korda,

00:50former world number one and 15-time LPGA champion, Jim Yanko of South Korea,

00:55multi-awarded golfer, Brooke Henderson, and two-time major champion, Yuka Saso.

01:00Veteran sports analyst, Kenito Henson, explained

01:04how big is the chance of the Filipino golfers to win a medal for their country.

01:10It's so difficult because there are so many world-class golfers in the field.

01:17Because of the two gold medals awarded by the Filipino gymnast, Carlos Yulo,

01:22the morale and pressure increased.

01:25Not only for the ladies golfers, but also for other athletes who are not yet done

01:30fighting in the Paris Games.

01:33No matter if Kenito will win a medal or not,

01:36their qualification to the Olympics is already a big thing for the country's reputation.

01:41Just to be able to play and qualify, that's already an achievement.

01:45Let's greet them. If they can get a podium finish,

01:49their qualification, that's already something.

01:53This is the second time Pagdanganan will hit the Olympic stage.

01:57After his 2020 Tokyo Olympics campaign,

02:01while this is the first time for Ordina

02:04after being forced to cancel the 2016 Rio Olympics tent due to Zika virus.

02:09Paulo Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.