Filipino athletes who will emerge victorious and claim the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics are set to own a fully-furnished two-bedroom residential condominium unit from Megaworld, the property giant announced on Thursday, Aug. 1. The unit, which is valued at P24 million, will be inside...
PARIS – It’s business as usual for boxer Carlo Paalam a day after removing one of the thorns in his journey back to Olympic glory. Paalam ought to. Philippines' Carlo Paalam reacts after defeating Ireland's Jude Gallagher in their men's 57 kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer...
Fil-American Aleah Finnegan was dreaming of becoming an Olympian when she was still a little girl. In 2024, she turned it into reality in the lovely French capital. Fil-American gymnast Aleah Finnegan (FIG) Armed with discipline and sheer dedication, the 21-year-old Finnegan reached her goal and...
PARIS – Carlo Paalam ended a string of disappointments for Team Philippines in style, scoring an impressive win over what he perceived to be the biggest stumbling block to his golden bid in the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 31, at the North Paris Arena. Philippines' Carlo Paalam hits...
NANTERRE, France (AP) — Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren’t farfetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. Gold medalist Leon Marchand stands on the winner's podium following the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, in...
PARIS (AP) — Shinnosuke Oka won the men’s all-around gymnastics title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 31, upsetting the two main favorites to extend Japan’s dominance in a final that came down to the wire. Shinnosuke Oka, of Japan, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the...
PARIS (AP) — When it was over, when Rafael Nadal’s Paris Games — and his Olympic career — ended with a doubles loss in a stadium central to his legacy because it hosts the French Open, which he’s won a record 14 times, he soaked in the applause accompanying his exit from the red clay....
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — In the rematch, the U.S. had an easier time with South Sudan than it did when the teams first met a couple of weeks ago. Easier. Not easy. Bam Adebayo, of the United States, reacts after a dunk over Wenyen Gabriel, of South Sudan, in a men's basketball game at...
PARIS – The dream Olympic debut was not a pleasant one for Hergie Bacyadan but the warrior from Tabuk, Kalinga accepted her defeat positively. Philippines' Hergie Bacyadan takes a swing at China's Li Qian in their women's 75 kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July...
Hergie Bacyadan failed to make an impression in her 2024 Paris Olympic debut after losing to top seed Li Qian of China via unanimous decision in the round of 16 of the women’s 75kg class at the North Paris Arena on Wednesday, July 31. Hergie Bacyadan, right, absorbs a first-round loss at the 2024...
PARIS (AP) — A handshake could have cost Olga Kharlan her place at the Olympics. Instead, she won Ukraine’s first medal of the Paris Games to give a country at war something to celebrate. Ukraine's Olga Kharlan celebrates after winning the women's individual Sabre round of 16 competition...
PARIS (AP) — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, July 30, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Iga Swiatek of Poland (AP) Wang even held a...
