Olympians deliver, falter

There are 19 Olympians in the Philippines' roster of 1,168 athletes at the ongoing Bangkok SEA Games and so far, three have delivered golds with more waiting in line for a podium finish.

- By JOAQUIN HENSON

It’s been an up-and-down challenge for the Olympians as some have rediscovered themselves to rise to the top but others have fallen by the wayside, unable to relive the glory of their past.The 19 Olympians are John Cabang Tolentino, 24 (110m hurdles, 2024), EJ Obiena, 30 (pole vault, 2020, 2024), Kristina Knott, 30 (200m, 2020), Lauren Hoffman, 26 (400m hurdles, 2024), Eric Cray, 37 (400m hurdles, 2016), Eumir Marcial, 30 (middleweight boxing bronze, 2020, 2024), Nesthy Petecio, 33 (featherweight boxing silver 2020, bronze, 2024), Aira Villegas, 30 (lightflyweight boxing bronze, 2024), Kayla Sanchez, 24 (swimming 4x100m freestyle relay silver, 4x100m medley relay bronze for Canada, 2020, for the Philippines, 2024), Samantha Catantan, 23 (