PARIS (AFP) -- As riots raged around France earlier this month, infrastructure for next year's Paris Olympics risked becoming engulfed in the violence, adding a fresh worry for organizers who face a head-spinning list of security challenges one year before the Games start. Surveillance was increased...
PARIS (AFP) -- The chief organizer of the Paris Olympics Tony Estanguet admitted on Tuesday, July 18, that the 12 months until the opening ceremony would be "difficult". *Paris Olympics chief organizer Tony Estanguet. (AFP)* Estanguet said though that there was no need to sound the alarm on the key...
The quest for another shot at the Olympics begins for two-time world champion Carlos Yulo when he and his teammates compete in the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships slated June 10 to 18 in Singapore. *Carlos Yulo hopes to make it to the 2024 Paris Olympics. (File Photo/Ali Vicoy) * The...
PARIS (AFP) -- Athletes have joined the clamor of criticism at the high cost of tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics, decried as undermining organizers' promises of a Games accessible to all. Phase two of sales got underway on May 11, with nearly 1.5 million individual tickets available, after over...
It turned out that Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes was not only keeping tabs with their group in the 2023 FIBA World Cup but also the fixtures of other Asian teams as that could also play a factor in the country's chances of qualifying to the 2024 Paris Olympics. *The 2023 FIBA World Cup...
KYIV (AFP) — Ukraine will keep up pressure on the International Olympic Committee to prevent Russians from taking part in the Paris games next year, the country's sports minister said on Tuesday, April 11. "It is necessary to continue to put pressure," Ukraine's Youth and Sports Minister...
The Philippine women’s national football team cruised past Hong Kong, 4-nil, to advance to the second round of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Tuesday night, April 11, at the Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan. The Filipinas only needed a draw over Hong Kong to move to the next...
The Philippine women’s national football team is looking to sweep the first round of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament when it takes on the similarly undefeated Hong Kong on Tuesday, April 11, at the Hisor Central Stadium. The Filipinas and the 79th-ranked Hong Kong tussle at 7...
The Philippine women’s national football team breezed past Tajikistan with an 8-0 rout in their second game of the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, at the Hisor Central Stadium Saturday, April 8. *The Filipinas inch closer to the second round of the Olympic qualifiers....
EJ Obiena lived up to his lofty billing as one of the world’s finest pole vaulters as the prized Filipino athlete made a lot of heads turn anew during his torrid European indoor campaign in the month of February. *EJ Obiena had a fruitful harvest in February. (AFP file photo)* In such a short...
Carlos Yulo's size is deceiving and lethal to those who underestimate his sheer will and talent. The pocket rocket could tear down the best of competition, like a slingshot he does everything from twirling and bending, his vertical mimics a slam dunk but with much bravado, creating a wave of...
Hidilyn Diaz's Instagram post after receiving her fourth PSA Athlete of the Year award at the Diamond Hotel Manila on March 6, Monday. Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz acknowledged the achievement of female athletes as part of the celebration of Women's Month. In an Instagram post, Diaz...
