Gymnast Levi Jung Ruivivar set the record straight on her absence from the Malacanang event that saw her fellow Paris Olympians savoring the warm reception of the Filipinos back home. Levi Jung Ruivivar In a lengthy Instagram post, the 18-year-old Ruivivar said she wasn't informed of the event...
There's no rushing things for hurdler John Cabang Tolentino as he turns his focus to recovery after his maiden stint at the 2024 Paris Olympics recently. John Cabang Tolentino The Spain-based track star failed to run in the repechage round of the men's 110-meter hurdles event after hurting his...
Following her successful Japanese naturalization process, Jaja Santiago now has every bit of chance to become the first player with Filipino blood to see action in the Olympics. At the sidelines, Taka Minowa is looking forward to seeing that dream come true -- seeing his wife don the national...
Paris Olympians Aleah Finnegan and Emma Malabuyo went back to their roots by imparting their knowledge through holding a gymnastics clinic on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) Gym in Intramuros, Manila. Paris Olympics gymnasts Aleah Finnegan, left, and Emma...
Boxer Hergie Bacyadan said she is focusing on other sports to figure things out after suffering an early exit at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hergie Bacyadan (AP) In a heroes’ welcoming party held at New Port World Resorts in Pasay City recently, the 29-year-old pugilist revealed that she’s joining...
TIARET, Algeria (AP) — With an outpouring of fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown on Friday, Aug. 16, Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif extolled Algeria for backing its athletes and said she hoped to again make her country proud in the future. Olympic gold medalist in the the women's...
BUCHAREST (AP) — Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday, Aug. 16, that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked. Romanian gymnast...
ZURICH (AP) — The greatest pole vaulter is set to race the fastest ever 400-meter hurdler. In the 100-meter sprint. Paris Olympics men's pole vault champion Armand “Mondo” Duplantis (AP) Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, who broke his own world record in the pole vault at the Paris Olympics, will...
ONE of the most ideal ways to immortalize the historic achievements of Filipino athletes not only from those in the last two Summer Olympics is through a sports museum inside a stand-alone Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) headquarters. POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino “We’ve...
Paris Olympian Jarod Hatch and young guns Jamesray Ajido and Jasmine Mojdeh topped their respective events on the second day of the Philippine Aquatics, Inc. National Trials Friday, Aug. 16, at the Teofilo Yldefonso pool inside Rizal Memorial Complex in Manila. Jamesray Mischael Ajido ...
Fil-American tanker Jarod Hatch would rather focus on the things he can control as he savors his Olympic experience with a festive homecoming in Manila recently. Jarod Hatch (Jarod Hatch's Instagram post) Hatch said that he is looking on the bright side regardless of a short-lived campaign in the...
Double gold medalist Carlos Yulo's impressive Olympic finish is not only a milestone for the Philippines but also for Southeast Asia. GOLDEN!—Two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo shows off his gold medal he bagged at the 2024 Paris Olympics upon his arrival at the Villamor Air Base on Aug....
