HANGZHOU (AFP) -- China's eastern city of Hangzhou is set to host the largest Asian Games ever with nearly 12,000 athletes in action. Performers play drums during the torch relay of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Wednesday, Sept. 20. (AFP) Ahead of...
HANGZHOU, China -- The 12-man Philippine taekwondo team is hoping to conjure the magic of 2006 when the ultra-modern city raises the curtain for the 19th edition of the Asian Games this Saturday, Sept. 23. Jocel Lyn Ninobla. (MB File Photo) Philippine Taekwondo Association Secretary-General Rocky...
JINHUA (AFP) -- North Korea returned to major international competition for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic with a 2-0 win over Taiwan in men's football at the Asian Games on Tuesday, Sept. 19. North Korea’s Ri Jo Guk (center) celebrates his goal with teammates during the football...
Philippine women’s national football team captain Hali Long and World Cup history maker Sarina Bolden banner the 21-member roster for Asian Games this September in Hangzhou, China. The world No. 44 Filipinas flew to China a day prior ahead of the Asiad, where they were tangled with South...
Gilas Pilipinas is bracing for all the possibilities involving the team’s final composition for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Arvin Tolentino, Kevin Alas, Chris Ross and CJ Perez get Gilas callups The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the PBA, in a joint press conference...
The Philippine golf team hit a snag on Tuesday, Sept. 19, after the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) denied the country’s request of a change in lineup for the 19 th Asian Games set to start this weekend. The PH golf team's gold-medal campaign rests on the heavy shoulders of...
The Philippine men’s and women’s beach volleyball team posted contrasting results on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the start of the preliminaries in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The little-known pair of Khylem Progella and Grydelle Matibag made their ambitious campaigns felt with a...
Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and skateboarder Margielyn Didal will serve as the country's flag bearers in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China scheduled on Sept. 23. EJ Obiena, left, and Margielyn Didal will carry the country's colors in the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) promised an additional P1 million cash incentive for every gold medal that will be won in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China slated on Sept. 23. POC President Bambol Tolentino announced during the send-off ceremony for the Asiad-bound athletes that gold...
Gilas Pilipinas has shifted its preparation to a higher gear as it entered its closed-door training camp at the Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna on Sunday, Sept. 17, with only a week left before the Asian Games. Gilas Pilipinas during its first day of training at the Inspire Sports Academy...
Former president and now House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (center) pays a courtesy call to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim at the Malaysian Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sept. 14 (Facebook). It has...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is collaborating with international organizations to beef up its enforcement capabilities in pursuit of its mandate to protect the public from securities fraud and other forms of investment scams. SEC Philippines, in partnership with the US SEC and...
