EUGENE (AP) — Every leap these days feels more like a stroll down memory lane for triple jumper Christian Taylor. Christian Taylor (AP) This is the two-time Olympic champion’s farewell tour and he’s taking it all in. That includes selfies at every stop — from Norway to Morocco and...
Golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina have formalized their entry to the Philippine team that would compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics following the end of the qualification period over the weekend. Bianca Pagdanganan, left, and Dottie Ardina are the latest Filipinos to qualify for the Paris...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caeleb Dressel still seems a bit tortured by the trappings of Olympic stardom. Caeleb Dressel reacts after winning the Men's 100 butterfly finals Saturday, June 22, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Even as he was claiming two...
Work began in earnest at the Team Philippines training camp in Metz on Sunday, June 23, with Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and Chef de Mission Jonvic Remulla leading the rounds at the all-in facility where the Olympics-bound Filipino athletes will get...
Japanese-American libero Erik Shoji is still hung over from the warm Filipino reception that Team USA experienced in their first visit to the Philippines for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) men’s tournament Manila leg. Team USA's libero Erik Shoji (Volleyball World/VNL) The USA...
EUGENE (AP) — Two steps before she reached the finish line, Sha’Carri Richardson started pounding her chest. Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates her win in the wins women's 100-meter run final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Saturday, June 22, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Chris...
Olympian Kayla Sanchez made waves in the 59 th Annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet after clinching the gold medal in the women’s 50-meter freestyle at the University of British Columbia Aquatic Center in Vancouver, Canada over the weekend. Kayla Sanchez seeks a return trip to the...
EJ Obiena flashed his peak form in time for next month’s 2024 Paris Olympics after capturing the gold medal with new meet and stadium records in the Czesław Cybulski Memorial at the Poznań Golęcin Athletics Stadium in Poznan, Poland on Sunday, June 23. EJ Obiena wins his second straight gold...
Janry Ubas continued to bolster his qualification campaign for the 2024 Paris Olympics after capturing the long jump gold medal on Sunday, June 23, in the XXXIII Qosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Janry Ubas poses with his gold medal in the XXXIII Qosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan....
Third time’s a charm for rower Joanie Delgaco as she aims to make the most out of her maiden appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 26-year-old Delgaco, who has been with the national team for the last eight years, said she was ecstatic to be finally able to clinch a berth to the elite...
Two senators have expressed their unwavering support for Filipino Olympians joining the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics set to take place from July to September. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, personally led the turnover of his financial...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. honored the exceptional talent of past and present Filipino Olympians who have brought glory to the country in a send-off ceremony on Friday night, June 21, in Intramuros, Manila. As the country celebrates 100 years of participation in...
