ILAGAN CITY – The Iron Woman displayed a familiar sturdy and robust performance to reign supreme anew. *Sarah Dequinan jumps for the gold medal in long jump (PATAFA photo)* National record-holder Sarah Dequinan became the first double-gold medal winner in the open elite category in the ICSTI...
Fil-Heritage athletes and US-based Umajesty Williams and Angel Frank both relished their first taste of competition on Philippine soil but reconnecting to their old roots made their stints even more special. *Umajesty Williams (left) and Angel Frank (Reynald Magallon)* Frank, the winner of the...
ILAGAN CITY – Armed with longer limbs and greater strides, the band of Filipino-Heritage athletes who found their way back to their roots displayed their class and ruled the running events in the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships at the City of Ilagan Sports Complex on Wednesday, March 22....
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)...
Janry Ubas averted a medal shutout for Team Philippines at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships after capturing the men’s heptathlon bronze medal in record-breaking fashion in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan Sunday, Feb. 12. The Misamis Oriental native secured the podium finish by tallying 5.246...
Leonard Grospe made his title campaign felt at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday, Feb. 11, after a record-breaking performance in men’s high jump qualifications in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Leonard Grospe in action. (Screenshot from tournament livestream) The Mapua...
A six-player Philippine athletics team left for Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to compete in the prestigious Asian Indoor Athletics Championships happening on Feb. 10 to 12. Fil-American Olympian Eric Cray hopes to eclipse his bronze-medal finish in the 2016 edition of this meet. (AFP...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is sending a lean and mean team to the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled on Feb. 10 to 12 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena will spearhead the PH team competing in the Asian Athletics...
By Nikole Javier Ernest John Obiena vowed to pour it all in his mission to qualify and make a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Olympics. After eight months of joining different competitions which saw him break one record after another, the 26-year-old was received warmly during his homecoming at...
Freego owner Eduard Tio and CKSC Board of Trustee hands a gift to EJ Obiena during his homecoming to his alma mater. Also shown are other other school officials, led by its principal Jude Yap, and Board of Trustees. By Nikole Javier World No. 3 Ernest John Obiena has expressed his gratitude to...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) are working together to affect the reinstatement of star pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena in the national team. EJ Obiena An emailed letter signed by PATAFA president Agapito Capistrano informed the...
