PARIS – With one stunning leap, EJ Obiena’s Olympic dream remained alive. EJ Obiena (AP) Having completed what could be his “leap of faith,” Obiena is now ready to wage another war against reigning Olympic and world champion Armand Duplantis of Sweden and 10 other equally tough rivals...
For Carlos Yulo, it was beyond the Olympic moment, or the rewards that await him once he returns home. Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men's artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday,...
PARIS (AP) — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. Just maybe not too old to keep going. Maybe. Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal at the medal ceremony during the women's artistic gymnastics individual vault finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024...
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Every year on Aug. 3, Katie Ledecky is reminded of her first Olympic gold medal. She was just 15 years old, a reserved high schooler who had surprisingly made the U.S. swim team for the London Games. Then she went out and shocked the world, beating everyone in the...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — There were small signs for anyone willing to look that the sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson might not quite match the person she has become. The wobbly starts. The little details. The meek exit from the Olympic trials earlier this summer after such a promising start....
VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics in an emotional fight Saturday, Aug. 3, that followed days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports. Algeria's Imane...
Carlos Yulo (AFP) Congressmen have shared in the jubilation of Filipinos over Carlos Yulo's gold medal-winning performance Saturday night, Aug. 3 in the men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Manila 3rd...
Millions of rewards and monetary incentives are expected to pour in for Carlos Yulo after winning the country’s first gold medal in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics in the floor exercise event of the men’s artistic gymnastics. By winning the gold, Yulo is already entitled for P10 million from...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. has the No. 1 seed going into the medal round at the Paris Olympics. And now the real games start. United States' Anthony Edwards, left, goes up for a shot as Puerto Rico's Arnaldo Toro defends at the 2024 Summer Olympics,...
PARIS – Two days after turning 29th, Aira Villegas received another huge gift, but this time, it was no longer a surprise. Aira Villegas (left) celebrates after defeating France's Wassila Lkhadiri in their women's 50kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024,...
President Marcos is confident that the Philippines is just starting, as he congratulated gymnast Carlos Yulo for bagging the country's first Gold Medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics late Saturday, August 3 (Manila time). (Photos: Bongbong Marcos & Olympics/Facebook) Marcos said this after the...
It was already late at night when Carlos Yulo delivered the country’s first gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, but the entire nation was very much awake and alive in social media as Filipinos were as ecstatic, shocked and emotional after the momentous win. Filipinos joins Caloy Yulo in...
