BEYOND THE GAME First Meeting: Filipino Uncle and Niece at the 2025 Winter Games By Brian Yalung It will be a busy year for Philippines sports with several events scheduled for 2025. One of the major events that the country will be participating in is the Asian Winter Games scheduled...
Southeast Asian Games multi-medalist Mervin Guarte passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 7, after succumbing from stab wounds from an unidentified assailant in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro. He was 33. File Photo from Mervin Guarte Facebook In a police report, Guarte was said to be sleeping in the living...
Veteran Jeffrey De Luna finds himself donning the country’s colors for the first time in more than a decade after booking a ticket to the 12th World Games slated in August in Chengdu, China. In a Facebook post, the 40-year-old De Luna disclosed that he received a phone call from Philippine...
The country is fielding a 20-athletes team to the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games that China is hosting for the third time from February 7 to 14 in the winter resort city of Harbin. The mission? To start setting the stage for a first-ever Winter Olympics medal for the Philippines....
As the calendar turns to the new year, Philippine Sports braces for an eventful 2025 with all eyes set on the country’s hosting of the FIVB Men’s World Championship hosting in September. Proving its capabilities in delivering world class hosting – evident from the successful...
After months of rest and recreation, double Olympic champion Carlos Yulo will return to his training next year as he prepares for the gymnastics world championships and the 33rd Southeast Asian Games. Two-time Olympic champion Carlos Yulo (AP/File) In an interview with Radyo Pilipinas 2 Sports, the...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is confident Filipino athletes have enough window to prepare for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games that Thailand is hosting late next year. PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino answers...
Ernie Gawilan Sports, even at the inter-barangay level, is hard enough even for a non-disabled person. Imagine not having an arm, yet competing in the men’s 50-meter butterfly, no legs and going for a three-point shot, or sightless but running the 100-meter dash. Those are just three of...
CARLOS YULO, winner of two gold medals in gymnastics in 2024 Paris Olympics and Ernie Gawilan, para athlete in swimming in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, are part of the Global Team Toyota Athletes of Toyota's 'Start Your Impossible' initiative, and also selected as 'Dual Heroes' under the same...
President Marcos has awarded the Filipino athletes who participated in the recent Paralympics in Paris, France, with P1 million each. MEETING PARALYMPIANS — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., together with the first family, meets the Filipino Paralympians who participated in the...
The Philippine team from the just-concluded 17th Paralympic Games will receive a heroes’ welcome from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. PH Paralympians (PSC) The courtesy call for the six Paralympians—archer Agustina Bantiloc, taekwondo’s Allain Ganapin, wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan,...
Para javelin thrower Cendy Asusano came close to a podium finish after settling for fourth place in the women’s javelin throw-F54 event at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at Stade de France over the weekend. Competing in her maiden stint in Paralympics, Asusano, 34, registered her personal best...
