INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After a long layoff and all the doubts about whether he’d reclaim his place as one of the world’s greatest swimmers, Caeleb Dressel is beginning to look like himself again. Caeleb Dressel after winning the Men's 50 freestyle finals Friday, June 21, at the US Swimming...
PARIS (AP) — Two-time French Open doubles champion Caroline Garcia was selected in the France tennis team for the Paris Olympics on Friday, June 21, but not her frequent partner Kristina Mladenovic. France's Caroline Garcia (AP) Garcia and Mladenovic won at Roland Garros — the Olympic...
President Marcos has asked Filipinos to support the Filipino athletes who will be competing in the Paris Olympics that will start next month. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) Marcos said this as he led the send-off ceremony for nine of the 15 athletes representing the...
Filipino athletes bound for the 2024 Paris Olympics got a big boost on Friday, June 21, after individually receiving P500,000 financial assistance from Senator Bong Go through the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Boxer Nesthy Petecio (third from left) receives a check worth P500,000 financial...
Some Manila-based Filipino athletes who qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics are scheduled to leave for Metz, France early Saturday, June 22, for their final phase of preparations for the sports’ grandest showpiece. Among those scheduled for a month-long training in the French city were boxers...
Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because she tested positive for COVID-19. USA's tennis ace Coco Gauff (AP/File photo) The 20-year-old Gauff, ranked No. 2, will be joined by No. 5 Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Emma...
EJ Obiena showed his deadly form in time for next month’s Paris Olympics by capturing the gold medal with a season-best performance in the 6 th Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Friday, June 21 (Manila time). EJ Obiena shows his readiness for the 2024 Paris Olympics with a...
A more confident and prepared Carlos Yulo and Eumir Marcial are expected to shine brighter this time when they gun for nothing but gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics slated next month. Eumir Marcial, left, and Carlos Yulo Yulo, a two-time world champion in men’s artistic gymnastics, said he...
COLLEGE GROVE (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau couldn’t play at the Tokyo Olympics because of COVID-19. His decision to sign with LIV Golf is keeping him out of the Paris Games this summer. Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament Sunday, June 16, in Pinehurst, N.C. (AP...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) unveiled on Wednesday, June 19, the customized barong attire that will be worn by members of the national delegation during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics slated next month. Designed by Francis Libiran, the “exquisite” barongs were crafted...
No less than President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will send off members of the Paris Olympics-bound Team Philippines on Friday night, June 21, at the Marble Hall of the Ayuntamiento de Manila in Intramuros. Paris-bound gymnast Carlos Yulo (File photo) Sports have been close to President Marcos' heart...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Katie Ledecky will not be swimming four individual events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Katie Ledecky gives a thumbs up after a Women's 1500 freestyle preliminary heat Tuesday, June 18, at the US Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. (AP...
