In this file photo, Philippines' Eumir Felix Marcial (left) defeats Malaysia's Che Azmi Mohd Aswan in boxing's middleweight semifinals at PICC Forum in Pasay last December. (MB File Photo) Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez said the foreign training of elite national athletes is a...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Is it better to scrap the Tokyo Olympics for good? If Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez has the final say, he would rather choose to call off the Tokyo...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Filipino athletes who have earned slots in the Tokyo Olympics this year are delighted by the government’s effort to have them vaccinated against COVID-19. While there...
The sporting world is just one of the victims that had to be put on hold for the sake of safety against the coronavirus pandemic. The efforts of doctors, scientists, frontliners and global leaders served as glimmer of hope. Eventually, people were able to adapt to the "new normal" despite the...
Philippines's Ernest John Obiena compete in the men's Pole Vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on September 17, 2020 at the Olympic stadium in Rome. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP) The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is exploring the possibility of sending...
Photo from the Philippine Sports Commission “Kamustahan lang dahil na-miss namin kayo.” With only two months before the year ends, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez took time to pause and reconnect with current Olympics-bound athletes Carlos Yulo, EJ Obiena, Eumir...
EJ Obiena, right, shares a light moment with world record holder Armand Duplantis at the Rome Diamond League. (Screengrab from Jim Lafferty's Facebook account) Elite pole vaulters EJ Obiena and Armand Duplantis of Sweden resorted to trading jokes when the competitive atmosphere simmered down at the...
Armand Duplantis sets new outdoor world record Tokyo Olympics-bound EJ Obiena posts his season-best record at the Rome Diamond League on Thursday. (Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/file) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena pocketed the bronze medal in the elite Rome Diamond League in Italy on Thursday after posting a...
Tokyo Olympics-bound EJ Obiena hopes to make another podium finish when he competes in the Rome Diamond League Athletics on Thursday. (AFP File Photo) EJ Obiena guns for his finest performance against the best in the field on Thursday when he competes in the IAAF Rome Diamond League 2020 in Italy....
EJ Obiena, in file photo, settles for bronze in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2020 in Poland.(EPA-EFE / Matthias Hangst / POOL) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena made another podium finish Friday by settling for a share of bronze in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix 2020 in Poland. The Olympic-bound Obiena...
EJ Obiena, shown in this file photo, bested a star-studded field that included world champions and Olympic medalists. (TED ALJIBE / AFP) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena finally captured his first gold medal of the season by beating former Olympic medalists at the 59th Ostrava Golden Spike tournament in...
From left, Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Philippines’ chief of mission to the Tokyo Games Nonong Araneta believes the present batch of Olympic qualifiers and hopefuls have the strongest chance of...
