The Department of Education (DepEd) on Saturday, November 29, commended Team Philippines for delivering one of its strongest performances yet at the 14th ASEAN School Games (ASG), securing a 4th-place overall finish with a 43-medal haul—11 gold, 10 silver, and 22 bronze. In a statement, DepEd...
TOKYO (AP) — There were no stare-downs, shoves or heated words after this win for Noah Lyles. Just four fingers thrust into the air when he crossed the finish line — one for each time he 's won the world title in his favorite race, the 200 meters. Lyles pulled ahead of his American rival...
TOKYO (AP) — One record down, and maybe one more to go for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. McLaughlin-Levrone finished her 400-meter semifinal at the world championships Tuesday, Sept. 16, in 48.29 seconds, shattering a 19-year-old American mark held by Sanya Richards-Ross by .41 seconds. It was the...
Two-time Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena and hurdler Robyn Brown chase glory in the 2025 World Athletics Championships at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo starting Saturday, Sept. 13. A silver medalist in 2023 Budapest edition with his personal-best 6-meter clearance, Obiena, 29, seeks to secure...
NANJING, China (AP) — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday, March 25, that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for female athletes in order to maintain "the integrity of competition." World Athletics...
Fil-American sprinter Kristina Knott failed to advance to the women’s 60-meter semifinals after finishing sixth in her heats at the 2025 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China on Saturday, March 22. Kristina Knott. (File Photo) The 29-year-old national record holder clocked 7.42...
National record holder Kristina Knott has secured a spot in the World Athletics Indoor Championships set in Nanjing, China next week, the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association announced on Saturday, March 15. Kristina Knott. (File Photo) The 29-year-old Knott will be competing in the...
Hoping to become a two-way player in Major League Baseball just like Shohei Ohtani, 18-year-old Shotaro Morii made the rare decision to bypass Japanese professional baseball entirely and agreed Wednesday, Jan. 15, to a minor league contract with the Athletics that includes a signing bonus of...
EUGENE (AP) — One aspiring Olympian is taking a break from his day job at the deli section while he makes his run for Paris. Another athlete worked as a nanny, but when she left to focus on running at the Games, the family understood. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (AP) When these runners and hurdlers...
Joida Gagnao added another mint in Team Philippines’ war chest after capturing the bronze medal in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2024 Taiwan Athletics Open on Saturday, June 1. Joida Gagdao shows off her medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Taiwan Athletics Open. (PATAFA)...
Tracksters Michael Del Prado and Sonny Wagdos delivered the early medals for Team Philippines in the 2024 Taiwan Open Athletics Championships on Saturday, June 1. Del Prado, son of two-time Olympian Isidro, checked in 47.13 seconds to take the silver medal in the men’s 400 meters behind eventual...
Lauren Hoffman recalibrates after disappointing World Indoor tilt experience By Brian Yalung Beyond the Game Column Lauren Hoffman admitted that she was pretty enthusiastic when she found out she would represent the Philippines at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in...
