Another Pinoy gymnast seals Olympic slot

SEVENTEEN-year-old Levi Jung-Ruivivar sealed her slot on Saturday as the Philippines’ 10th Paris Olympian.

This after she ended with a silver medal in the uneven bars at the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

Jung-Ruivivar will join CarlosYulo and Aleah Finnegan in the July 26 to Aug. 11 Summer Games.

The International Gymnastics Federation said 318 gymnasts will compete for 54 medals in Paris — 192 artistic, 94 rhythmic and 32 trampoline.

The seven other Filipino Olympians so far are Ernest John Obiena, athletics – pole vault; Eumir Marcial, Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio, boxing; and John Ceniza, Elreen Ann Ando and Vanessa Sarno, weightlifting. (PNA)