Gymnastics star Carlos Yulo and aces from various fronts who cracked the Paris Olympics got Philippine sports off to a hot start in the second quarter of 2024. Carlos Yulo (AP) Yulo, himself booked for a second Olympiad stint, copped the gold medal in parallel bars (15.200 points) and silver in...
Weightlifters Vanessa Sarno and John Febuar Ceniza aim to break the old narrative for Olympic first-timers as they gun for nothing but a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Games happening in a few months. Vanessa Sarno eyes nothing but a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (File Photo) Sarno, a...
Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella is turning to a familiar world-class coach for another shot at bringing home medals for Team Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. From left, PSC chairman Richard Bachmann, John Febuar Ceniza, Elreen Ando, Samahang Weightlifting ng...
A lean but mean Philippine boxing team left for Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday, May 5, for its final buildup for the World Qualification Tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics scheduled late this month. Carlo Paalam guns for another shot at the Olympics after winning the silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo...
Beyond the Game Samantha Catantan: A grassroot product of Philippine Fencing By Brian Yalung Samantha Kyle Catantan admitted that she continues to have a hard time believing that she is headed to the Olympics. This was after the 22-year-old pulled off a dramatic win over Sofiya...
Fencers Nathaniel Perez and Hanniel Abella fell short in their bids to join Samantha Catantan to the 2024 Paris Games after bowing in their respective events in the Asia-Oceania Zonal Olympic Qualifier in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates over the weekend. Hanniel Abella Abella came up short in...
Samantha Kyle Catantan House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed 22-year-old Samantha Kyle Catantan for bringing Philippine fencing back on the Olympic stage, specifically the upcoming 2024 Paris Games. "It fills my heart with immense...
Talk about conquering tough odds and Samantha Kyle Catantan outperformed even herself, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said of the fencer who became the 12th Filipino athlete to officially qualify for the Paris Olympics. Samantha Kyle Catantan (FIE)...
Fencer Samantha Catantan pulled off a dramatic victory in the Asia Oceania Qualification in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates to clinch a berth to the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday, April 27. Sam Catantan becomes the latest Filipino qualifier to the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Sam Catantan Facebook) The...
The Philippines will not only be represented by athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, but also in the field of volunteerism. CAPTION: Filipino volunteers to the Paris Olympics and Paralympics along with PSC Commissioner Fritz Gaston and Nanette Repalpa, national representative for...
PARIS (AP) — The second retractable roof at Roland Garros will be inaugurated on the opening day of the French Open next month, organizers said on Thursday, April 25, about a project planned with the Paris Olympics in mind. Roland Garros stadium (AP/File photo) A ceremony for the roof over the...
The number of Filipino athletes qualifying for Paris is rising and so is the buildup of excitement as the country braces for its 100th year of participation in the Olympics. “Eleven, formally, and counting,” said Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president on Sunday, April 21, a day after...
