Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan, right, and national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April in Uzbekistan. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) Finally, after a year of waiting, the Tokyo Olympics is set to formally on Friday, July 23. Filipino...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team goes high gear with its buildup for the FIBA Asia Cup after confirming its participation in the 2021 King Abdullah Cup in Jordan scheduled from July 25 to August 3 The event organized by the Jordan Basketball Federation has so...
image-158 Jordan Heading said any player who will be added to the Gilas Pilipinas roster for next month’s FIBA Asia Cup will have to be in sync with the system of coach Tab Baldwin. There has been a continuing debate as to whether Gilas needs to make changes from the roster that put up a gallant...
image-154 Kai Sotto said the experience of playing against Serbia and Dominican Republic despite losing to both teams in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament will only make the young Gilas Pilipinas squad tougher moving forward. Gilas produced contrasting performances during the two games in...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin said the loss to Dominican Republic in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a reality check for his young team that remains far from having almost the same quality as the opponents it had faced the past couple of weeks. The...
Ormoc City mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) chief Richard Gomez, eighth from right back row, and national team mentor Ronald "Amat" Canlas Jr., fourth from left front row, athletes and coaches prior to the National Open Fencing Championships in Ormoc City. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Now...
Photo from FIBA Serbia’s Boban Marjanovic may have prevented Gilas Pilipinas from scoring an upset win, but that doesn't mean he will act like a snob following their match in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. A video that is circulating on social media showed Marjanovic, one of the most...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin gave no excuses with the way his team’s campaign in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament ended with a 94-67 loss to the Dominican Republic in Belgrade, Serbia. “No excuses,” Baldwin said in the post-game press conference. “Not much to say...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas couldn’t translate its courageous stand against host Serbia the other day into a spot in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament after suffering a 94-67 loss to the Dominican Republic early Friday, July 2 Manila time in Belgrade. An error-prone...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas seeks a place in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament when it takes on Dominican Republic early Friday, July 2 at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, Serbia. Fresh from almost scoring an upset win over host Serbia, the young Gilas contingent...
Serbian guard Milos Teodosic dribbles to the basket during the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament early Thursday in Belgrade. (FIBA photo) Milos Teodosic showed flashes of the skills that made him one of the biggest names in the European basketball scene during Gilas Pilipinas’ 83-76 loss to host...
Dwight Ramos (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas’ near upset of Serbia in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament left many to wonder a different outcome had Dwight Ramos been healthy enough to suit up and play. The dashing guard was reduced to a role of cheerleader after a groin injury forced him to...
