After going home earning points courtesy of Rodrigo del Rosario, who finished fifth in the featherweight division of weightlifting in 1948 in London and fourth in 1952 in Helsinki, the Philippine contingent in 1956 in Melbourne had nothing but flat egg to show their countrymen back home upon returning from the 16-day sojourn.
Only a seventh place finish fashioned out by the national basketball team skippered by dribbling wizard Antonio Genato saved the day for the 57-man contingent in the Games boycotted by seven countries.
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