MANILA, Philippines — A job well done as Filipino athletes do excel on the global stage against the elite and that there are opportunities to accomplish more with an aggressive program aimed toward Los Angeles 2024.

"We're the best performer in Southeast Asian and No. 7 in Asia," Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino said on Sunday just hours before the closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics. "We wanted more but with two gold and two bronze medals, should we ask for more from Paris?"

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