Mathilda Krogg got herself atop the intermediate podium and Team Philippines booked its best finish so far in the penultimate Stage 9 of the 13th Biwase Cup in Vietnam on Thursday, March 16. *Mathilda Krogg represents Team Philippines as the No. 2 squad in Stage 9.* Krogg, a mainstay of the...
EJ Obiena lived up to his lofty billing as one of the world’s finest pole vaulters as the prized Filipino athlete made a lot of heads turn anew during his torrid European indoor campaign in the month of February. *EJ Obiena had a fruitful harvest in February. (AFP file photo)* In such a short...
MAURA DE LOS REYES (second from left) makes good in Stage 3. Maure de los Reyes shone brightest among the seven Filipinas, competing at the 13 th Biwase Cup road race in Vietnam on Friday, March 10, by ruling one intermediate sprint and one King of the Mountain point. De los Reyes, riding in a...
World Aquatics confirmed the composition of an Electoral Committee that will conduct and supervise elections for the national sports association for aquatics. The world governing body for the sport made the confirmation in a letter dated March 7 and emailed to the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)...
The team—from left, coaches Alfie Catalan and Marita Lucas, Marianne Dacumos, Jelsie Sabado, Mathilda Krog, Kate Yasmin Velasco, Avegail Rombaon, Maura de los Reyes and coach Joey de los Reyes—arrive at the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City Monday, March 6. (Philcycling...
Are you familiar with the name Aljay Villena? Former AGHAM Party-list Rep. Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones thinks you should be. Former AGHAM Party-list Rep. Angelo Palmones (left) and Aljay Villena (Facebook) According to Palmones, Villena, a 15-year-old table tennis prodigy, could become the next...
Hidilyn Diaz celebrates her victory at the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo from Monico Puentevella) Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Philippine's first Olympic gold medalist, added another accolade to her name by winning...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of OP) Malacañang's instruction is to win more medals in the Paris 2024 Olympics and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) will be a good soldier to focus on accomplishing mission. “The President wants more medals in Paris,” POC...
Gold medallist Sweden’s Armand Duplantis (center), silver medallist Christopher Nilsen of the US (left) and bronze medallist Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s pole vault during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in...
A relaxed Ernest John “EJ” Obiena had fun flying his drone toward Taal Volcano on a sunny Friday afternoon, proof that the world No. 3 pole vaulter really needs a break from a hectic European outdoor campaign and a forthcoming 18-month preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympics. EJ Obiena enjoys...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board lifted the resolution declaring Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) President Philip Juico as “persona non grata” as well as the decision to suspend the association for 90 days. PATAFA President Philip Juico, left, and...
File Photo Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena leads eight other Filipino athletes who were granted Olympic Solidarity Scholarships (OSS) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino disclosed the list Thursday that also include golf...
