Olympic medalist Nesthy Petecio decided to share her blessings with her family.
In an interview, Nesthy, who received millions of pesos worth of incentives for participating in the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, revealed that she used the reward she gained to support her mother, siblings, and other relatives.
The women’s boxing representative of the Philippines said that she decided to give the house and lots she received to her siblings while the investments she was accumulating were for her preparation to retire with her family.
“The house and lots I received in Tokyo were all given to my siblings. It’s really all for them,” she said.
“Aside from those, I also invested in lands,” she added.
In 2021, she received a house and lot worth P2.5-M from a property developer in Candelaria, Quezon Province.
Nesthy said in a past interview that her property recipient was her youngest sister.
“Para sa kanila muna bago ako,” she stated.
She also wanted to have a simple life after her retirement.
“That’s really all I want, a simple life in the province. That’s what I want with my family. I don’t want us to be far away from each other,” she said.
Nesthy received praise from the netizens for being a good child to her parents, and some of them said that she was the one who deserved to win an Olympic gold medal.