Elated with the victories made by Filipino athletes in the 19th Asian Games, President Marcos vowed to fully develop Team Philippines through the National Academy of Sports (NAS). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos made the promise as he hosted a hero's welcome on...
All 31 Filipino medalists in the Asian Games will receive a Presidential Citation for their achievements in the tournament held in Hangzhou, China. (Photo courtesy of PCO) President Marcos is expected to honor the Filipino athletes on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 25. Marcos said a Presidential...
Kent Francis Jardin shone anew by bagging his third gold medal to become the most bemedalled athlete so far in the 2023 ROTC Games National Championships at the Philsports Track Oval on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 24. Jeslymay Licup, left, and Arturo Ocana rule the women's and men's 100 meters in the...
HANGZHOU – Veteran para swimmer Ernie Gawilan achieved the coveted golden breakthrough for Team Philippines last Tuesday night, Oct. 24, retaining the men’s 400-meter freestyle S7 crown in runaway fashion at the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games swimming championships here. Ernie...
Philippine Army flexed its might in boxing after seven fighters book semifinal berths in their respective weight classes on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the 2023 ROTC Games National Championships at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Army's Florence Sumpay, right, wins over Navy's Archie John Hernandez in...
Kent Francis Jardin took the limelight at the start of the 2023 ROTC Games National Championships on Monday, Oct. 23, after clinching two gold medals in athletics at the Philsports Track Oval in Pasig City. Kent Francis Jardin Jardin, a 19-year-old student from Adamson University representing Navy,...
HANGZHOU – The Philippines fell short of their comeback bid, absorbing a 49-53 heartbreaker at the hands of Afghanistan on Friday, Oct. 20, in the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games wheelchair basketball tournament at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Gymnasium here. The Pilipinas Warriors came...
Around 800 student-athletes are expected to participate in the Philippine ROTC Games National Championships slated on Oct. 22 to 28 in various Metro Manila venues. Sen. Francis Tolentino poses with candidates of the Miss ROTC Philippines pageant. The student-athletes were winners of the regional...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that while he's not questioning the credibility of the organizers of the 19th Asian Games, he's puzzled with regard to the timing of the release of Justin Brownlee's failed doping test result. In an interview, Villanueva said that it was alarming that the...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said on Friday, Oct. 13, that the country’s gold medal in men’s 5x5 basketball at the 19th Asian Games would not be affected despite Justin Brownlee failing a doping test during the regional tilt. Justin Brownlee fails...
LAUSANNE (AFP) -- Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role to help the Philippines win its first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said on Thursday, Oct. 12. Gilas Pilipinas' Justin Brownlee (FIBA) The American-born Brownlee tested positive for the...
Pole vault star EJ Obiena carried the cudgels in a ‘September to remember" for the Philippines’ sporting warriors. Pole vault star EJ Obiena (AFP) Obiena, the world’s No. 2 pole vaulter, lived up to his lofty billing and produced the country’s first gold medal in Hangzhou with an Asian...
