POC president Bambol Tolentino, left, and Skiing Federation chief Jim Apelar The Philippine Skiing and Snowboard Federation hopes the participation of Asa Miller in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics would encourage more aspiring athletes to join the national team in the future. Federation president...
Photo from Asa Miller's Instagram account Fil-American skier Asa Miller is confident he can perform better the second time around when he competes in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China next month. The 21-year-old Oregon native said he has learned a lot since his debut appearance at the 2018...
Hidilyn Diaz is kicking off year 2022 with a glimpse of her goals after dominating 2021 with a gold medal at hand from the Tokyo Olympics. In a series of Instagram posts, Diaz hinted at participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics as Team HD -- composed of her fiance and coach Julius Naranjo, coach...
EDITORS DESK Ramon Bonilla In a year that was predominant of bad news, with the end this ordeal not in sight, it was the sportsmen—many of them— that lifted up the spirits of Filipinos that are longing for inspiration, something that went missing when the coronavirus pandemic caught us...
Photo from Asa Miller's Instagram page Fil-American skier Asa Miller announced his qualification to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China after meeting the standard in two events. The 21-year-old disclosed this in a social media post, where he will compete in the slalom and giant slalom...
Boxing and weightlifting, two sports that yielded medals for Filipino athletes in the Tokyo Games, are in danger of getting scrapped from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as warned by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. (Photos from AFP) The Philippine delegation made history in the...
A man walks past the logos of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games in Shougang Park, one of the sites for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing on December 7, 2021. (AFP) Australia will not send officials to February's Winter Olympics in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott...
People walk past the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics logo at the Shougang Park in Beijing on December 1, 2021. (AFP) The United States Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a calibrated rebuke of China's human rights record that stops short of preventing US...
US President Joe Biden greets wellwishers after speaking on infrastructure at the NH 175 bridge over the Pemigewasset River in Woodstock, New Hampshire on November 16, 2021. (AFP) The idea of a "diplomatic boycott" by the United States of the winter Olympic Games in Beijing in February -- to...
Tokyo Olympian and reigning US Women’s Open Champion Yuka Saso revealed Wednesday her decision to choose the Japanese nationality when she reaches 22 years old in two years’ time. “It is true that I chose Japanese nationality,” Saso was quoted in an article on a Japanese news website,...
Paris, here he comes. Pole vaulter EJ Obiena signified his intention to qualify and compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics in a social media post Sunday. “So many whys... But only one answer, I want it, that’s why!!! 999 days from @paris2024!” Obiena wrote on his social media accounts. The post...
Trading cards, sports, and food aficionados are in for a treat as Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is currently featured in a fast food chain's promotional meal. Photos from Hidilyn Diaz Jollibee recently launched its commemorative meal paying homage to Diaz's victory in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,...
