MB File Photo The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has approved the renaming of select sports facilities to national athletes who brought honor to the country. One of the facilities renamed is the weightlifting gym at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, which will now be known as the Hidilyn Diaz...
President Duterte assured the country's representatives to the Tokyo Paralympics that the entire country was supporting them in their endeavor to put the Philippines in the spotlight in the field of sports anew. President Duterte wishes the country's six-man squad the best of luck as they head to...
The country’s six Paralympians will be feted on Thursday, August 19, in a virtual send-off ceremony arranged by the Philippine Sports Commission. It will be streamed on the agency's Facebook page at 6 pm, three days before the delegation leaves for Tokyo, Japan. President Rodrigo Duterte himself...
MB File Photo Top sports officials in the country are expected to meet next week to discuss the resumption of training for athletes seeing action in three important international tournaments in 2022. Officials of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will meet with counterparts from Philippine...
The House committee on appropriations on Wednesday approved the substitute measure seeking to assist young athletes in the country by providing programs and financial incentives towards their development. The House panel approved in particular, the substitute bill for House Bill No. 5808 or the...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez announced Thursday, Aug. 12, that the para-athletes, coaches, and accompanying officials are set to receive an additional allowance of P100,000 ahead of the Games from Aug. 24. to Sept. 5. PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez This hikes...
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, center, recently met with MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) officials led by its chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second from left. Also in photo are, from left, MVPSF board of trustee member Ricky Vargas, MVPSF president Al Panlilio, and Samahang Weightlifting...
And worth following in our own journey toward success The Olympics is over. The hype of winning four medals for the Philippines is already waning. This episode, however, has etched itself into our history books, the year we finally took home the gold after 97 years of trying. That it was achieved...
Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26 2021. (AFP) Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday, Aug. 10, lauded the gallant efforts of Filipino athletes at the...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino agreed to the importance of investing on cutting-edge sports science to sustain the country’s successful stint at the Tokyo Olympics. Ramirez said...
Photo from AFP American magazine Sports Illustrated included Hidilyn Diaz’s historic feat at the Tokyo Olympics in its roundup story on the Games, which drew to a close Sunday, Aug. 8. In an article “Handing Out Awards for the Olympics” by Brian Cazeneuve posted Sunday, Diaz was mentioned...
Shown in this file photo is Hidilyn Diaz’s mother Emelita, second from left, and father Eduardo, right, during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. (MB File Photo) The last time Hidilyn Diaz saw her parents was when she captured her first Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal back in...
