It’s summer time and the Philippine Taekwondo Association is once again holding its traditional SMART/MVP Sports Foundation Taekwondo Summer Program all over the country. A player in blue armor successfully defends an ax kick from an opponent. The annual event, which started last Monday, April...
Olympic medalists Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, and Aira Villegas have left an indelible mark in Philippine sports, transforming how Filipinos view women athletes in this decade. Smart Omega Empress (Smart) Backed by PLDT Inc. (PLDT) and Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), through the MVP Sports...
Allaeza Mae Gulmatico and Maria Louisse Crisselle Alejado won their respective individual time trial (ITT) races in contrasting fashions to make Iloilo proud anew on the second day Tuesday, Feb. 25, of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road presented by the MVP Sports Foundation and...
Two young riders from Iloilo and one each from Narvacan and Pangasinan dominated the Criterium races in Day 1 of the PhilCycling National Championships for Road presented by the MVP Sports Foundation and Standard Insurance on Monday, Feb. 24, in Tagaytay City. Participants in the Women Youth 1...
Asian Games veteran Patrick King Perez banners a strong and determined SMART/MVPSF Philippine team – 20 male and 16 female – that will see action in the 2024 World Poomsae Taekwondo Championships slated November 30 to December 4 in Hong Kong. Members of the SMART/MVPSF PH poomsae team, led...
The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) hopes to spot potential members of the national team when it stages the SMART/MVPSF National Age-Group Championships on Nov. 16-17 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. A player in a blue armor executes a head kick to her opponent. The two-day free...
About 2,000 taekwondo jins from various schools and colleges all over the country will slug it out in the 2024 SMART/MVPSF National Inter-School Taekwondo Championships on Oct. 5-6 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. A player in blue armor tries to hit his rival with an out in kick. The Philippine...
The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation (MVPSF) is rewarding P10 million to Carlos Yulo and P2 million each to Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas for their medal performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Carlos Yulo, left, with Manny V. Pangilinan. (Manny V. Pangilinan Twitter) Pangilinan disclosed...
Expect another fast and exciting action as the country’s rising stars slug it out with seasoned fighters from the Big City in the 2024 SMART/MVPSF National Taekwondo Championships on July 27-28 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium The player in blue armor successfully delivered a sidekick to the face of...
In its desire to boost its stock of potential national team members, the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) will be holding its 2024 Smart-MVPSF Taekwondo Summer program from June 3 to Aug. 3. A player in blue armor executes a roundhouse kick to the head of her opponent in red armor. One...
Tokyo Games veteran Kurt Bryan Barbosa and Asian Games bronze medalist Patrick King Perez will banner the Smart/MVPSF Philippine team that will see action in the 2024 Asian Taekwondo Championships scheduled on May 11-20, 2024 in Da Nang, Vietnam. Members of the Smart/MVPSF Philippine team pose...
The country’s top and seasoned players, including members of the national team, and rising stars from the various clubs and schools will see action in the SMART/MVPSF National CPJ (Carlos Palanca, Jr.) Taekwondo Championships on March 23-24 at the Ayala Malls (Manila Bay) in Pasay City. A player...
