Toyota-backed Filipino athletes to compete at Olympic, Paralympic Paris 2024

MANILA: Two Toyota-backed Filipino athletes will compete at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.

Carlos Yulo and Ernie Gawilan will join nine other athletes from Asia for Toyota’s “Start Your Impossible” initiative, progressing themselves toward their sporting aspirations.

Below is the full list of Team Toyota Asia athletes as well as the respective sporting events they will compete in:

• Philippines: Carlos Yulo, Artistic Gymnastics
• Philippines: Ernie Gawilan, Para Swimming
• India: Murali Sreeshankar, Athletics
• Indonesia: Ni Nengah Widiasih, Para Powerlifting
• Malaysia: Abdul Latif Romly, Long Jump – Para Athletics
• Nepal: Nabita Shresta – Table Tennis
• Pakistan: Arshad Nadeem – Athletics
• Singapore: Toh Wei Soong, Para Swimming
• Thailand: Kunvalut Vitidsarn, Badminton
• Thailand: Pongsakorn Paeyo, Wheelchair Racing – Para Athletics
• Vietnam: Lê Văn Công, Para Powerlifting

“On behalf of Toyota Motor Asia, we are thrilled that top athletes across Asia will be representing their countries and are heading to the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. Each Global Team Toyota athlete in Asia is not only a trailblazer but also a ‘Dual Hero’, where they champion social causes through Hero Projects that foster a positive change in their community. We take pride in the unrelenting dedication they have displayed in their respective disciplines, and wish them the best on the international stage,” Toyota Motor Asia Singapore Vice President Preston Tan noted.

In addition to supporting various athletes, Toyota will also provide a wide range of sustainable mobility solutions at the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

Toyota will deploy some 700 personal last-mile mobility products (C+walk S, C+walk T, and wheelchair e-pullers), 250 Accessible People Movers, and 150 wheelchair-accessible Toyota Proace units.

Further, Toyota will employ the service of its electrified models to help move people at the event. The Olympic and Paralympic fleet will consist of nameplates like the bZ4X, Proace, Proace Verso, Mirai, RAV4, Corolla TS, Yaris Cross, and Highlander.

The Lexus RZ will join in to help the Japanese carmaker reduce carbon emissions at the forthcoming international multi-sport event by 50 percent compared to previous Olympic and Paralympic games.

“Being a Worldwide Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Toyota is committed to providing sustainable mobility solutions that aid in fostering a decarbonized and inclusive society. In the run-up to Paris 2024, Toyota has announced the supply of 500 fuel-cell Mirai vehicles as part of its official fleet for this major sporting event. This highlights the company’s goals in achieving carbon neutrality and its belief in a multi-path approach towards sustainable mobility,” Toyota wrote in a press release.

Photos from Toyota and International Olympic Commitee

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