HANGZHOU (AFP) -- The first gold medals at the Asian Games were all won by host nation China on Sunday, Sept. 24, in rowing, shooting and wushu after President Xi Jinping opened the two-week multisport extravaganza in a colorful ceremony. Gold medallists Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping of China...
HANGZHOU, China — Her lean frame belies her amazing strength. That’s rower Joanie Delgaco who will go for history as she vies in the final of the women’s single sculls event of the 19th Asian Games on Monday, Sept. 25, at the Fuyang Water Sports Center here. Joanie Delgaco...
HANGZHOU, China –– The Asian Games officially opened Saturday, Sept. 23, the way it was advertised – dazzling. Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Saturday,...
HANGZHOU, China –– The 19th Asian Games could be the swan song for taekwondo jins Kirstie Elaine Alora and Samuel Morrison even as the flamboyant Kurt Bryan Barbosa launches his bid for another Olympic journey. Kirstie Elaine Alora (PTA) After all, both Alora and Morrison have served the...
HANGZHOU, China – Just how motivated is Eumir Marcial for this year’s 19th edition of the Asian Games? Very determined. Dead serious. Eumir Marcial (MB file photo) In fact, the Tokyo Games bronze medal winner is not just taking it as a mere event, knowing pretty well the impact and...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- India's football coach Igor Stimac has had to change his squad list seven times since first announcing it for the Hangzhou Asian Games, with a lack of available players also proving an issue for other nations. India's football coach Igor Stimac (AFP) The multi-sport event is...
HANGZHOU, China – Filipino migrants are teeming with excitement for a chance to see up close and personal members of Gilas Pilipinas competing in the 19th Asian Games here. Gilas Pilipinas (PBA Images) A Filipino working in a government TV station said Filipino communities from nearby provinces,...
HANGZHOU, China –– With all its might and wealth, the host nation made a grand introduction in the sporting world by staging the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. (Illustrations by Randrian Panopio) Almost 14 years since that landmark event, Beijing once again made history by holding the 2022 Winter...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- A senior Olympic Council of Asia official said on Friday, Sept. 22, three Indian martial arts athletes from a region claimed by China had been issued visas for the Hangzhou Asian Games, denying they were barred. The women wushu fighters are from the northeastern Indian state of...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Hosts China will look to top the Asian Games swimming medals table for the first time since 2014 with confidence sky-high after the world championships. China's Qin Haiyang (AFP) New breaststroke king Qin Haiyang and two-time Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yufei will spearhead the...
HANGZHOU, China – The Philippines may have produced the region’s first grandmaster in Eugene Torre, but sad to say, the country is no longer as powerful as it used to be. Eugene Torre (Eugene Torre Chess Museum / MANILA BULLETIN) Gone is the “fear factor” from other rival countries. Serving...
The Philippine women’s national football team blasted Hong Kong in the waning minutes of the second half for its debut win, 3-1, in the 19th Asian Games on Friday, Sept. 22, at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium in China. Filipinas Quinley Quezada lifts the team with a late goal. (PWNFT) The world...
