Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's single skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 17, 2022. (AFP) IOC president Thomas Bach said Friday it was "chilling" to see how...
K-pop superstars BTS have announced the dates of their concert to be held in Seoul, South Korea. The “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage-Seoul” will be held on March 10, 12 and 13 at the Olympic Stadium. Big Hit Music said the Seoul concert “will be held both in-person and as an online live...
Alibaba Group, a Worldwide TOP Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has unveiled its brand-new virtual influencer for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (“Games”). Based on cloud technology, Dong Dong, the advanced digital persona created by Alibaba to engage with fans,...
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino is expecting a significant improvement from Alpine skier Asa Miller when he competes in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics next month. Winter Olympian skier Asa Miller (Asa Miller's Instagram) The 21-year-old Miller will be competing in the...
Cristina Ramos-Jalasco, former president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, believes that the ongoing rift between pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association is an internal issue and must be allowed to be resolved within the national sports association. EJ...
The Philippine Olympic Committee opted to reset its first General Assembly (GA) from Jan. 12 to Jan. 26 following the surge of the COVID-19 infections and the threat of Omicron variant in the country. POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB File) POC president Rep. Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino made the...
Philip Ella Juico, president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), said he will contest the decision of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) declaring him persona non grata amid the ongoing feud between the national sports association and elite pole vaulter EJ Obiena....
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...
POC President Bambol Tolentino, right, turns over the house and lot for Filipino boxers who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Also in photo are, from left, Carlo Paalam, Sen. Francis Tolentino, Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino on Sunday...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has awarded the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) the Breakthrough NOC Award for the country’s successful medal campaign at the Tokyo Olympics last August. POC President Bambol Tolentino received the award during the online...
There’s a nature trail in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija that gives bike enthusiasts a good reason to get off the pedal and stare at God’s masterpiece. It's called Colosboa Hills and it is also known as the town’s New Zealand. Edrie Ocampo, who designed the single-track of Colosboa Hills, takes a moment...
The House of Representatives approved on Tuesday the request of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) for an additional P650 million for the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) 2022 budget from general appropriations. POC President Bambol Tolentino, who is also Tagaytay City Representative,...
