Carlos De Imus showed promise at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan over the weekend after eclipsing the Philippine record in the men’s 20-kilometer walk. From left, PH coach Saturnino Salazar, Alana Halaguena, PATAFA President Terry Capistrano, and Carlos De Imus. (Photo...
The Philippines picked up two more gold medals courtesy of Bernalyn Bejoy and Frederick Ramirez in the 2024 Thailand Open Track and Field Championships on Saturday, June 16. Bernalyn Bejoy, left, and Frederick Ramirez show their medals. (PATAFA) Bejoy, a four-time national champion, clocked 2...
ILAGAN CITY – With the fire getting extinguished to mark the end of another successful staging of the athletics tournament, the national team is now shifting its focus on the next big thing around the corner – the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. *PATAFA president Terry Capistrano during the ICTSI...
ILAGAN CITY – Aira Teodosio launched her dream to become one of the proud national team athletes in the same fashion she threw the winning discus that allowed her to emerge the best among her competitors on a sunny Wednesday morning, March 22. The pride of Silay City, currently under the banner...
Eric Cray The summer heat is expected to blaze even further in the open field with precious ranking points for the world championships up for grabs in the 2023 Philippine Athletics Championships in Ilagan City, Isabela on March 21 to 26. Philippine Athletics Track And Field Association (PATAFA)...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann said he has reached out to EJ Obiena following the pole vaulter’s statements made on social media Wednesday, Feb. 8. PSC chairman Richard Bachmann vows to speed things up regarding the financial concern of pole vaulter EJ Obiena. (PSC...
Eliminations for junior and youth athletes at the Patafa Weekly Relay Series came to a close last Sunday at the Philsports Track and Field Oval supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and CEL Logistics, Inc. Athletes trying to catch the last bus to the finals fly high during the steeplechase...
Junior athletes representing various schools, cities and municipalities came in droves at Sunday's Week 8 of the 2022 PATAFA Weekly Relay Series at the Philsports Track Oval ably supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and CEL Logistics, Inc. Mark Luiz Ruto shows grit and determination during...
Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena has been formally reinstated to the national team, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) disclosed Wednesday, Aug. 17. EJ Obiena The development came after the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) endorsed his re-inclusion along with five other...
A Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) official-turned-congressman was lucky enough to witness the final glorious performance of the late Lydia de Vega, the Filipino track and field legend who went by the moniker, "the fastest woman of Asia." Lydia de Vega (left) and Cagayan de...
Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) President Terry Capistrano announced Wednesday, Aug. 10, the appointment of Edward Kho as the association’s new secretary general. Edward Kho Kho was a former marketing and communications director of PATAFA and is currently an assistant...
Philip Ella Juico has resigned as president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) following the association’s board meeting Saturday held at the Makati Diamond Residences. Philip Juico Businessman-sportsman Agapito Capistrano, former PATAFA Executive Vice President and...
