PARIS – A new history has been written, but it’s not just all about the two gold and two bronze medals won so far by the Philippines that makes this year’s Olympic journey even more significant. But also for everybody’s passion and determination to inspire everyone. Paris Olympics...
PARIS (AP) — Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds. United States' Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Steph Curry celebrate after beating Serbia during a men's semifinals basketball...
PARIS – Bianca Pagdanganan put on another remarkable shotmaking in the back nine, firing a 3-under 69 to keep her medal bid alive in the women’s golf of the Paris Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Le Golf National. Bianca Pagdanganan, of the Philippines, hits her shot from the 3rd tee during...
NIGHT OWL The Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal was attained by a weightlifter — a female weightlifter. And just recently, we were blessed with a back-to-back Olympic gold medals from a gymnast — a male gymnast. Was it mere coincidence or is it the world bluntly telling us that greatness...
PARIS (AP) — Oleksandr Khyzhniak was one minute away from winning an Olympic gold medal three years ago when he was rocked by one miraculous punch. Khyzhniak went down, the fight was stopped and the most fearsome boxer in Tokyo had to settle for silver. Gold medalist Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak...
PARIS -- Excellent. That’s the grade Philippine Olympic Committee Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino got three days before the supreme battle for athleticism in the 2024 Paris Olympics comes to an end here. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino (Bambol Tolentino's...
PARIS – Have faith in yourself if you wish to come out on top. That’s the mantra of world No. 4 Vanessa Sarno in her previous battles, and for sure, she’ll going to use it again as she tries to give the country another “high” when she competes in the 71kg class of women’s weightlifting...
Still coping with the heartbreaking loss in the 2024 Paris Olympics, EJ Obiena refused to look too far ahead as he pondered on what the future holds for him even as a possible return to the Los Angeles edition of the Games beckons. Speaking in a virtual press conference with Filipino...
PARIS – In her 108 bouts spanning more than a decade, Nesthy Petecio has experienced almost all kinds of oppression, but this one hurts the most. It was excruciatingly painful. Philippines' Nesthy Petecio reacts after she lost to Poland's Julia Szeremeta in their women's 57 kg semifinal boxing...
PARIS (AP) — Panipak Wongpattanakit retired on a perfect note as she became the first Thai athlete in any sport to become a two-time Olympic champion on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in a women's 49kg Taekwondo...
PARIS (AP) — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s featherweight division, winning her third consecutive bout while dealing with widespread scrutiny regarding misconceptions about her gender at the Paris Olympics. Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting celebrates after...
PARIS – If one was amazed by the opening of the Paris Olympic, expect more hair-raising moments in the closing ceremony slated Sunday, Aug. 11, at the colossal Stade de France in Seine-Saint-Denis. Actor Tom Cruise, left in white, poses for pictures with fans as he attends the women's artistic...
