Filipino Olympian EJ Obiena vowed to come back more prepared following a disastrous ninth place finish in the men’s pole vault at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships earlier this week in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena (AFP/File Photo) The world No. 2 and Asian record holder posted one of...
LONDON (AFP) -- Britain is in the running to host the 2029 world athletics championships, UK Athletics chief executive Jack Buckner said on Monday, March 4. Sweden's Armand Duplantis (AFP/File photo) London staged the event in 2017, while Glasgow hosted the world indoor championships last weekend....
You win some. You lose some. EJ Obiena faltered in his historic bid of a podium finish at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships after settling for ninth place in men’s pole vault on Sunday, March 3 (Monday, March 4 in Manila) in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena fails to make it to the podium...
GLASGOW (AFP) -- Devynne Charlton bettered her own 60m hurdles world record, Mondo Duplantis once again ruled supreme in the pole vault and there were second golds for Femke Bol and Alexander Doom on the third and final day of the world indoor championships on Sunday, March 3. Gold medalist...
John Cabang Tolentino showed promise in his debut performance at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championship after finishing in the semifinals of the men’s 60-meter hurdles on Saturday, March 2 (Sunday in Manila) in Glasgow, Scotland. John Cabang Tolentino finishes 18th overall in the semifinals...
John Cabang Tolentino kept his ambitious medal bid alive after advancing to the semifinals in the men’s 60-meter hurdles in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday, March 2. John Cabang Tolentino books a semifinal ticket in the men's 60-meter hurdles in the...
GLASGOW (AFP) -- Beijing will host the 2027 World Athletics Championships, track and field's governing body announced on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Beijing last hosted the event back in 2015 and the Chinese city of Nanjing will host next year's World Athletics Indoor Championships. World Athletics...
CLARK CITY – Fil-British Heather White and Jamesray Ajido gave the host country its first podium finish in the 11th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships after reaping bronze medals in their respective events at the New Clark City Aquatic Center on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Heather White (left) and...
Two more Filipino athletes have qualified to join pole vault star EJ Obiena in the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled on March 1 to 3 in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena, John Cabang Tolentino and Lauren Hoffman will represent the country in the World Indoor Athletics Championships in...
John Cabang Tolentino sprinted his way to a podium finish in record-breaking fashion on Saturday, Feb. 17, in the 11 th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aftab Enghelab Sports Complex in Tehran, Iran. John Cabang Tolentino claims his fifth podium finish so far this indoor season....
EJ Obiena soared to greater heights in 2023. The credentials of the 28-year-old Tondo-born pole vaulter in a 12-month span was indeed impressive, highlighting it by winning golds in three major international tournaments in record-breaking fashion. EJ Obiena celebrates after winning the gold in the...
The Philippines will be fielding 159 athletes when it hosts the 22 nd Asia Masters Athletics Championships on Nov. 8 to 12 in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. Among the notable athletes competing in this biennial event are former national team members Arniel Ferrera, Danilo Fresnido, Eduardo...
