The Philippine men’s volleyball team bowed out of contention in the 19th Asian Games after a 19-25, 14-25, 23-25 defeat at the hands of Japan’s Team B at the Dequing Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Thursday, Sept. 21. PH men's volleyball team. (PNVF) Just two...
University of Baguio, bannered by the diminutive dynamic duo of Christopher John Manipon Betty Mae Churping, won three golds and one silver at the close of the kickboxing competitions of the ROTC Games at the Tagaytay City Combat Center, Thursday, Sept. 21. UB’s Christopher John Manipon...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- China's Xi Jinping will attend the Asian Games opening ceremony in host city Hangzhou and meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad along with other visiting leaders there, state media said on Thursday, Sept. 21. China's Xi Jinping (AFP) President Xi "will attend the opening ceremony...
HANGZHOU, China – Fil-foreigners Kayla Sanchez and Ruben Gonzales are not only delighted to represent the country in the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games here. Kayla Sanchez (File photo) They are also determined to rise and shine for Team PH. Sanchez, for one, was a two-time Olympic medalist...
HANGZHOU, China – Reigning champion Margielyn Didal was at her usual playful mood on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the Athletes Village of the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games here. Margielyn Didal and her manager, Anthony Claravall, at POC headquarters in Athletes Village. Behind the smiles she flashed...
Philippine women’s national football team head coach Mark Torcaso admitted that he still needs to familiaze with the talent some members of the Filipinas are bringing in when the Asian Games action begins against Hong Kong on Friday, Sept. 22. Unlike the select players who remained in the...
HANGZHOU, China – Fully motivated. That’s how Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Secretary-General Atty. Edwin Gastanes described the current state of the Filipinas (national women’s football team). Filipinas (PWNFT) Gastanes, who is being groomed to be the next PFF supremo, said the...
HANGZHOU, China – The Asian Games Media Village is no ordinary one. Perhaps the perfect word to describe the Asian Games Village called MEV by very accommodating personnel here is magnificent. While it is massive, it is also stylish. Strategically located north of the Qianjiang Century City, it...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- Some of the finest competitors on the planet will be in action at the Asian Games from Saturday until Oct. 8. South Korean e-sports player Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (center) and his colleagues salute the national flag during a launch ceremony of the South Korean e-sports national...
Gilas Pilipinas will open its tune-up match to the public against LG Sakers on Friday, Sept. 22, at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City at 4 p.m. before the squad flies to China for the Asian Games. Gilas Pilipinas with head coach Tim Cone. (Noel Pabalete) While the team practices are...
After a captivating debut in the FIFA Women's World Cup, the Philippine women’s national football team is back on the big stage when it makes its maiden appearance in the Asian Games. Filipinas' co-captain Hali Long. (PNWFT) The world No. 44 Filipinas will open their campaign in Group E...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors -- more than the Olympics -- will open on Saturday, Sept. 23, in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a year's delay because of Covid. (From left to right) The official 2022 Asian Games mascots Chenchen, Congcong...
