POC President Bambol Tolentino, center, with Tokyo Olympics medalists, from left, Nesthy Petecio, Hidilyn Diaz, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial (From POC Facebook page) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino personally led the presentation of monetary incentives to Filipino...
Screenshot from PSA Forum Ernie Gawilan, Jerrold Mangliwan and Gary Bejino all agreed their Tokyo Paralympics experience boosted their morale in future tournaments despite failing to bring home a medal. The three para athletes said the lessons they’ve learned in their Paralympics participation go...
Alexander Zverev of Germany serves against Jannik Sinner of Italy during his Men's Singles round of 16 match on Day Eight of the 2021 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2021 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by MATTHEW...
The Senate on Monday, September 6, conferred the Medal of Excellence to the four Filipino athletes who bagged medals for the Philippines during the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. (From left) Olympic medalists Eumir Marcial, Carlo Paalam, Hidilyn Diaz and Nesthy Petecio pose for a selfie with...
Filipino-Japanese Junna Tsukii celebrates her gold medal win in the Karate 1 Premier League in Cairo, Egypt last Sunday. (Photo from Junna Tsukii Facebook) Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal winner Junna Tsukii bagged her second gold medal in the Karate 1 Premier League after ruling the Cairo...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez and the commissioners thanked all of the six Filipino Paralympians, coaches, officials, and support staff after the delegation wrapped up its Tokyo Paralympic Games campaign Sunday “They were exceptional and dedicated...
It must have felt like home for Olympic medalists Hidilyn Diaz and Eumir Felix Marcial after they finally received the keys to their very own house and lot in their hometown in Zamboanga City, it was revealed Monday, Sept. 6. Photo courtesy of Western Mindanao Command Photo courtesy of Western...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is wasting no time in preparing the Filipino athletes that will compete in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as host country Vietnam could not give a definite timetable for the holding of the biennial event. PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez, who is...
Australia's Curtis McGrath reacts after a heat of the canoe sprint men's va'a single (VL3 200m) during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo on September 2, 2021. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP) Australian canoeist Curtis McGrath lost his legs in Afghanistan, but said...
Jerrold Mangliwan Wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan capped off the Philippine team’s campaign in the Tokyo Paralympics after finishing eighth and last in the men’s 100-meter T52 event. Mangliwan timed 20.08 seconds behind eventual gold medalist Raymond Martine of the United States, who clocked...
Screen grab from Paralympic Games YouTube Channel Gary Bejino ended his Tokyo Paralympics campaign Friday with a last-place finish in the men’s 100-meter backstroke S6 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Bejino clocked 1 minute and 28.87 seconds for 20 th place, 14.72 seconds behind top qualifier Jia...
Allain Ganapin (Photo from PLM) The Philippine team suffered another blow in its Tokyo Paralympics campaign after para taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin tested positive for COVID-19. The result ruled out Ganapin from the competition where he is supposed to battle in the men’s -75kg K44 division...
