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Olympic Boxer Nesthy Petecio Dedicates Silver Medal To LGBTQ Community 

Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines won silver Tuesday in ladies' featherweight boxing after a nearby match against Japan's Sena Irie. 토토사이트

The out fighter committed her success to her country, her mentors and to LGBTQ individuals. 

"This success is for the LGBTQ people group. We should go, battle!" she said, as per an interpretation from ESPN. 

Petecio's Olympic decoration brought various noteworthy firsts for her country: She is the principal lady from the Philippines to win a boxing award, and the main Filipino fighter to decoration at the Games in just about 25 years, as per Outsports. 

She and her partner Irish Magno, who is likewise important for the LGBTQ people group, were the main Filipino ladies to contend in boxing at the Olympics. Magno was the main Filipino lady to fit the bill for the Games, as indicated by Quartz. 

Boxing is perhaps the most famous games in the Philippines close by ball, The Los Angeles Times detailed. A big part of the 12 Olympic awards the nation has at any point won have come in boxing, and it's required to win two additional in boxing before the Tokyo Games end. 

That set of experiences convinced Petecio, 29, to enclose the primary spot. In a meeting with the International Olympic Committee's Olympic Channel, she said the Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao — who is broadly viewed as outstanding amongst other expert fighters ever — has been a motivation for her. 

"I contrast my existence with his," she said, as indicated by an interpretation from the Olympic Channel. "We both came from difficulties, we both began from nothing. We were unable to eat without obligation." 

She added that she sees herself in him. "He truly is my object of worship," she told the Olympic Channel. She said her dad started preparing her in boxing at only 11 years of age, and it has since assisted her with beating neediness and backing others. 

In 2019, she won the big showdown at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. 

She told the Olympic Channel that the 2020 Olympics are "very significant" to her. 

"Above all else, this is for my family," she said. "This isn't for me, it's for my father. He generally needed to contend in the Olympics, yet that fantasy finished. So I guaranteed myself that I would be the one to complete his fantasy. For my family, for the nation and even myself." 

Both Petecio and Irie gave it their all in their third and last round on Tuesday, ESPN5 revealed. The match was close, however each of the five adjudicators gave the round to Irie. 

At the point when Petecio acknowledged her silver decoration, she cried. In a post-match meet with ESPN5, she was sorry for just getting back a silver decoration. "To all who appealed to God for me, informed me, I much thanks," she said. 

She added that she's as of now anticipating the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. "We're actually pursuing the gold," she said, as per Outsports. "We're not done."