Complete the sentence about Philippines at the Olympics with the correct year: Significantly, the Philippines was the first Southeast-Asian country to have medaled at the games; a bronze courtesy of Teófilo Yldefonso during the ______ Amsterdam games.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 1928

The Philippines has competed at the Summer Olympics from its 1924 debut. It was the first Southeast Asian country to win an Olympic medal, a bronze won by Teófilo Yldefonso at the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The options 1898, 1925 and 1938 were not Olympic years at all, as the Games were held in 1900, 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936.

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