Joida Gagnao added another mint in Team Philippines’ war chest after capturing the bronze medal in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2024 Taiwan Athletics Open on Saturday, June 1. Joida Gagdao shows off her medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the Taiwan Athletics Open. (PATAFA)...
Tracksters Michael Del Prado and Sonny Wagdos delivered the early medals for Team Philippines in the 2024 Taiwan Open Athletics Championships on Saturday, June 1. Del Prado, son of two-time Olympian Isidro, checked in 47.13 seconds to take the silver medal in the men’s 400 meters behind eventual...
Fil-Spaniard John Cabang eclipsed his own national record anew in the men’s 110-meter hurdles at the 2023 Spanish Athletics Championships at the Pista Parc Central in Torrent, Spain over the weekend. *John Cabang posts a new national record in men's 110m hurdles. (File Photo) * Cabang, a bronze...
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....
Movie actor-turned-Leyte 4th district Rep. Richard Gomez, through a House Resolution (HR), has expressed the lower chamber’s sympathy and condolences to the bereaved family of Asian track and field legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado. Lydia de Vega De Vega-Mercado, dubbed the “Sprint Queen of Asia,”...
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...
Multiple gold medal winner and Olympian Elma Muros-Posadas graced the inauguration of the Muntinlupa City government’s Track and Field Oval, which was built based on international standards, on April 19. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi and Elma Muros-Posadas (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) Elma...
The Philippine track and field team reaped 10 golds, 13 silvers and six bronze medals in the 2022 Singapore Open held over the weekend. The Philippine track and field team Reigning Southeast Asian Games champions Natalie Uy, Sarah Dequinan and Melvin Calano spearheaded the winners after topping...
Natalie Uy showed her readiness in the Southeast Asian Games by topping the women’s pole vault at the 2022 Singapore Open Track and Field Championships Sunday. Natalie Uy Uy dominated the seven-player field by posting 4.20 meters to clinch the gold medal, way ahead of Rachel Yang of Singapore and...
John Albert Mantua and Evalyn Palabrica made their presence felt at the Singapore Open Track and Field Championships Saturday after ruling their respective divisions. John Albert Mantua (center) and William Morrison (left) Mantua captured the men’s shotput gold medal after outshining teammate and...
Filipino elite pole vaulter EJ Obiena heaved a sigh of relief after he was cleared of his liquidation issues by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) through the Commission on Audit (COA). ej obiena1 Obiena posted a copy of the Credit Notice from COA dated March 31, 2022 on Facebook Friday, April...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino questioned the motive of Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) after the latter filed a “statement of appeal” with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) regarding its rift with world-class pole vaulter EJ...
