Levi Jung-Ruivivar’s Road to the Paris Olympics
Levi Jung-Ruivivar secured her place in the Paris Olympics by winning silver in the women’s uneven bars at the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
Qualifying for the Olympics
Jung-Ruivivar narrowly reached the final as the eighth qualifier and captured her first World Cup medal with a score of 13.633 points. She became the 10th Filipino athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Securing the Olympic Seat
Jung-Ruivivar clinched her Olympic seat by finishing second in the uneven bars rankings with 62 points. Only the top two gymnasts in each apparatus with the highest three-meet point total out of four World Cup legs advanced.
Defying the Odds
Qualifying for Paris seemed like a long shot for Jung-Ruivivar, with competitors ahead of her in the rankings. However, everything fell into place for her as she secured her Olympic qualification.
With Jung-Ruivivar’s achievement, the Philippines will have its largest gymnastics delegation in the Olympics in nearly six decades.