EJ Obiena – one of the country’s strongest medal potentials in the Paris – has his mind and body focused on the Olympics, according to Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino who had a brief internet call with the world No. 2 men’s pole vaulter late Tuesday,...
ROMNY, Ukraine (AP) — Maksym Halinichev won silver at the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires in a match described at the time as “two of the best young fighters going for glory.” He considered the bout a loss – it wasn’t gold, after all – but it gave him a map for the future. In this photo...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) has high hopes that pole vault star EJ Obiena, and hurdlers Lauren Hoffman and John Cabang Tolentino can deliver outstanding performances in the nearing Paris Olympics set July 26 to Aug. 11. EJ Obiena (File) PATAFA secretary general...
Korean entertainment company HYBE is bringing K-pop culture to the Paris Olympics 2024 that will open on July 26. HYBE, the parent agency of K-pop groups BTS, Seventeen, ENHYPEN and Tomorrow X Together, announced on July 9 that it will provide Team Korea cheering or light sticks for the...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — He first played on the U.S. Olympic team as a 19-year-old. He did it again in his 20s, twice. And now, a few months from turning 40, he’s back for one more run. LeBron James, of the Los Angeles Lakers, responds to a question from a reporter during training camp for the United...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kevin Durant is dealing with calf soreness that has kept him from being a full participant in USA Basketball’s training camp for the Paris Olympics, though he has assured team officials that he does not expect the issue to be a major one. Kevin Durant (AP/File)...
Giannis Antetokounmpo is now an Olympian. Antetokounmpo is heading to the Olympics for the first time, after he scored 23 points and Greece held off Croatia 80-69 on Sunday, July 7, in one of the four men’s basketball qualifying tournament finals being held to determine the final spots in the...
Fil-American hurdler Lauren Hoffman is feeling beyond blessed and honored to finally represent the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Games. The 25-year-old hurdler, who will compete in her first-ever Olympic appearance in the lovely French capital, was just ecstatic to join the rest of the Philippine...
A preview of the 2024 Paris Olympics hostilities is in store for pole vaulter EJ Obiena when he sees action in the Meeting de Paris Wanda Diamond League on Sunday, July 7, at the Estadio Charlety in France. EJ Obiena gears up for the 2024 Paris Olympics when he competes with fellow Olympians in the...
Athletes at the last Summer Olympics remember the sadness and longing of competing with nearly no one in the stands, thanks to pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago. Not just zero spectators and eerily quiet stadiums, which were bad enough. Worse, perhaps? There were no parents or...
Italian mentor Luca Banchi offered nothing but appreciation for Gilas Pilipinas after the Filipinos pulled off an 89-80 win over the Latvian side in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament at Riga Arena Thursday, July 4. Latvia men's basketball team (FIBA) Banchi, the winner of the Best Coach...
It was the kind of victory that reverberated back home in the wee hours of a Thursday morning: Gilas Pilipinas stunning world No. 6 Latvia, 89-80, in the 2024 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga. Filipino fans celebrate Gilas Pilipinas' upset victory over world No. 6 Latvia in the 2024...
