President Marcos hailed Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena for winning the first gold medal for the Philippines at the 19th Asian Games. EJ Obiena wins the first gold medal for Team PH at the 19th Asian Games. (PSC-POC Pool) "Congratulations, EJ, on clinching our first gold in men's pole vault at the...
Sarina Bolden’s lone goal was no match as world No. 8 Japan was simply in another league after sending the Filipinas home, 8-1, in the knockout quarterfinals of the 19th Asian Games on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium. Sarina Bolden makes perfect Asiad debut. (PWNFT)...
HANGZHOU, China – Greatness achieved. EJ Obiena formalized his coronation as Asia’s pole vault king the way the 19th Asian Games opened – in grand fashion. Before thousands of cheering fans at the colossal Hangzhou Olympic Stadium, Obiena soared like a mighty eagle and cleared the 5.90 meters...
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson proved to be the biggest thorn in the side of Gilas Pilipinas after leading Jordan to a masterful 87-62 victory over the Filipinos in the men’s basketball competitions in the 19th Asian Games at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 30. Jordan's...
HANGZHOU, China – Shorter by several inches but wiser and craftier, Carlo Paalam brought Kyrgyzstan's Munarbek Uulu Seiitbek down to size to move closer to a medal round in the boxing competitions on Saturday, Sept. 30, in the 19th Asian Games here. Carlo Paalam (PSC-POC Media pool) In what...
HANGZHOU, China – He’s far from his fighting form, but the aura is obviously back on Ginebra star LA Tenorio’s face, and is glowing as he continues to recover from a colon cancer treatment. Ginebra star LA Tenorio (PBA Images) In fact he was in a lively mood during a dinner hosted by...
HANGZHOU, China – Tokyo Games Olympic winner Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo knows she is facing a gargantuan task in her bid to win another gold in the weightlifting competitions in the 19th Asian Games. Tokyo Games Olympic gold winner Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo (AFP) One thing good...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- South Korean eSports star Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok is in line for a controversial exemption from military service after his team won gaming gold at the Asian Games on Friday, Sept. 29. Gold medalist South Korea’s Lee Sang-hyeok alias "Faker" shows his gold medal after the medal...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Sprinter Kimia Yousofi said she was "here to represent Afghan girls" as she competed at the Asian Games on Friday, Sept. 29, in defiance of the Taliban. Afghanistan's Kimia Yousofi (AFP Yousofi, who resettled in Australia last year after fleeing persecution in her homeland, is one...
HANGZHOU – Rianne Malixi came through with a pitch-in eagle to highlight a second round 70 but the young Filipina hopeful fell off the medal race in the face of her rivals’ blistering charge halfway through the women’s individual golf competitions in the 19th Asian Games here on Friday, Sept....
Hangzhou, China - The Philippine Blu Girls lost to defending champion Japan, 2-9, at the start of the Super Round of the 19th Asian Games women’s softball held at the Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Centre-Softball Field 1 on Friday, Sept. 29. The Philippine Blu Girls (ASAPHIL) The...
HANGZHOU -- Franchette Quiroz may have failed to reach the final round, but her 569-point output in the women’s 10-meter air pistol event was just three shy of her own national record as she concluded her shooting campaign on Friday, Sept. 29, in the 2023 Asian Games at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports...
