Orly Bauzon was part of Toyota's 1973 title run in its first stint in the Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association. Orlando “Orly” Bauzon, an Olympian and one of the pioneer players of the fabled Toyota franchise in the MICAA and PBA, passed away Saturday due to cardiac arrest. He was...
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...
Fil-American sprinter Kristina Knott breaks Lydia De Vega-Mercado’s 33-year-old national record in the 100-meter dash. (REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha) Fil-American sprinter Kristina Knott smashed Lydia De Vega-Mercado’s 33-year-old national record in the 100-meter dash after settling for the...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez The House of Representatives’ Committee on Youth and Sports Development has promised to help Tokyo Olympic qualifiers and hopefuls after the Philippine Sports Commission sought financial help in funding their training. In a meeting led by Committee Head Representative...
One month training camp at De La Salle Canlubang in Laguna on November Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association chief Philip Ella Juico (MB File Photo) The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) plans to hold a training bubble for select national team members as part of its...
Japan's top badminton player Kento Momota (AFP Photo / Oli SCARFF) It's an irresistible prospect for budding badminton players -- a chance to be coached by Japanese world number one Kento Momota, who has triggered thousands of responses by offering his services. "Would anyone like to play badminton...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation has extended additional funding of P800,000 to Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo to cover his training expenses in preparation for next year’s Tokyo Games. The amount will be given to the Gymnastics Association...
People wearing face masks walk past a countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo on July 23, 2020. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Tokyo 2020 organizers on Monday unveiled the new schedule for the coronavirus-postponed Paralympics next year, with only...
This aerial photo taken on April 14, 2020 shows the newly-built Japan National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Olympic Games now postponed until July 2021 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Tokyo. (Photo by STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP) Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium will host its first track...
Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP, File) Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena will see action for the first time since a successful stint in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. The 6-foot-2 Obiena, the first Filipino qualifier to the Tokyo Olympics, will join a...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz dominates the 59kg division in an online event Eleiko Email International Lifters Tournament held July 24 and 25. (MB File Photo) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz continues to give the country honor as she dominated the 59kg division of the online Eleiko Email...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Next year's coronavirus-postponed Olympics could be held in front of a "limited number of spectators" to prevent the spread of...
