FILIPINO female gymnasts Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo and Levi Ruivivar take center stage in the second day of competition of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

The Pinay trio is in subdivision 3 of the women's artistic gymnastics all-around qualification which takes place at the Bercy Arena, the same venue where Carlos Yulo competed on Saturday in the men's side.

Subdivision 3 starts at 8:50 p.m. on Sunday (Manila time).

The 21-year-old Finnegan, the 22-year-old Malabuyo and the youngest in the Philippine delegation in 18-year-old Ruivivar, each of them being half American, need to finish in the top 24 of the 95-player field divided into five subdivisions to reach the all-around final.

Per apparatus, the Filipino gymnasts need to make the top eight to proceed to the medal round.

The all-around final is set on August 2 while the apparatus championship rounds are split into August 3, 4 and 5.

Before Finnegan, Malabuyo and Ruivivar perform in the evening, Filipino fencers Samantha Catantan and Maxine Esteban compete first in the women's fencing individual foil at the Grand Palais in the afternoon.

Esteban, however, is representing Ivory Coast after having switched federations from the Philippines to the African country last year.

Earning a bye in the round of 64, Esteban faces French Pauline Ranvier in the round of 32 at 5:25 p.m., while Catantan, the first Filipino female fencer to make the Olympics, takes on Brazilian Mariana Pistoia in the round of 64 at 3:30 p.m.

A victory by Catantan in that round of 64 match would be the first for any Filipino fencer ever in Olympic history.

Provided they keep on advancing after each knockout match, Catantan and Esteban, two good friends, will face each other in the semifinals.

The 22-year-old Catantan has to win three in a row to reach the last four, while the 23-year-old Esteban needs three straight victories to do so.

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