Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, May 12 said Filipino athletes competing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games or SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam who will bring home medals will receive cash benefits for their achievements. Francine Padios (Screenshot from Vietnam SEA Games livestream) Angara, sponsor and...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Hidilyn Diaz is not taking her opponents lightly despite being groomed to retain the gold in the women’s 55kg weightlifting category of the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Diaz refused to express full confidence ahead of the weightlifting event in Hanoi, saying that rivals are...
Thousands of competitors are gathering in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi for the 31st SEA Games after Covid-19 postponed the event for six months. AFP Sport looks at five athletes who could steal the show when the Games begin on Thursday. Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) The world number one in...
Stephan Schrock and Jovin Bedic lead the national U-23 team’s bid to start off its 31st Southeast Asian Games campaign in Vietnam on a high note against Timor-Leste Friday, May 6 at the Viet Tri Stadium. The Philippine Azkals captain along with the striker of Kaya-Iloilo were added as the two...
Kyla Richardson Kyla Richardson will shoot for the country’s first sprint double in almost three decades in the 31st Southeast Asian Games scheduled May 12 to 23 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Richardson was given the mantle of responsibility in claiming the mints in the century dash and the 200m run after...
Kristina Knott The Southeast Asian Games-bound athletics team suffered a blow after reigning SEAG champion Kristina Knott pulled out of the Hanoi biennial meet due to injury. The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) announced this Monday, saying Knott suffered plantar fasciitis...
Team manager Butch Antonio believes Gilas Pilipinas will be carrying a bigger target as compared in the past in its task to extend the country’s dominance in the men’s basketball competitions of the Southeast Asian Games. MB File Photo Gilas is favored to win a 14th consecutive gold and 19th...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla The 2019 Southeast Asian Games was a major success for the athletes and officials that persevered to make the hosting of the biennial meet an unforgettable moment in history. But as the country grapples from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the woes extending...
The national karate team preparing for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam next year hopes to get an approval from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for ba ubble training in Baguio City. Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation, Inc. president Richard Lim said they have already submitted...
MB File Photo As the national fencing team prepares for its departure next week for another bubble training in Ormoc City, other national sports associations (NSAs) are also gearing up to do the same in preparation for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next year. Philippine Sports...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is wasting no time in preparing the Filipino athletes that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as host country Vietnam could not give a definite timetable for the holding of the biennial event. PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, who is...
The Philippine delegation before the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Already assured of its best showing in the ongoing Tokyo Games, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay Representative Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is confident the country will also perform well in next...
