No small feat! House to confer medals of distinction to boxers who won medals in Tokyo Olympics

By Billy Begas

Leaders of the House of Representatives have filed resolutions seeking to bestow the Congressional Medal of Distinction on boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial for winning in the Tokyo Olympics.

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, Majority Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Minority Leader Joseph Stephen Paduano have filed separate resolutions to commend and confer the medals to the boxers.

“Winning a medal at the Olympics was no easy feat as our boxers had to compete against the best athletes in the world,” Velasco said. “Nesthy, Carlo and Eumir are considered as our national heroes in sports.”

The Congressional Medal of Distinction is given to Filipino achievers in sports, business, medicine, science, and other fields. It was the same award given by Congress to weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz five years ago when she won a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Following Diaz’s historic gold medal win in the Tokyo Games, the House has created the Congressional Medal of Excellence to be given exclusively to Olympic gold medalists.

Diaz will be the first recipient of the Congressional Medal of Excellence.

“The award will immortalize the achievements of Olympic gold medalists and give them a legacy to leave behind by providing future generations with inspirational lessons that they can take to heart,” Velasco pointed out.

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