A strong Philippine rowing team arrived in Chungju, South Korea on Sunday, April 14, to compete for Paris Olympic berths in the Asia and Oceania Qualification Regatta happening on Friday, April 19 to April 21. PH rowers campaign for Paris Olympic slots in the Asia Oceania Qualification Tournament...
Thirteen Filipinos are now technically assured of berths to the Philippine team that will wage war against the best and strongest athletes from around the globe in the Paris Olympics. Chef de mission Jonvic Remulla, POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and secretary-general Atty. Wharton...
Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo vowed to continue her weightlifting career after falling short of her bid to qualify for the Paris Games. Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo (Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo's Instagram post) In a long Instagram post on Thursday, April 11, the 33-year-old Diaz offered...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena got the needed boost in his 2024 Paris Olympics campaign after World Athletics announced Wednesday, April 11, it would introduce prize money at this year’s Games. EJ Obiena is the country's best bet to win the gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (File Photo) The world...
Filipino-American track star Eric Cray is doing everything to further bolster his Paris bid after winning a bronze medal in the 2024 Miramar Invitational at the Ansin Sports Complex in Florida over the weekend. Eric Cray (SEA Games PH Media Pool) The 35-year-old Cray clocked 50.18 in the men’s...
The future is bright for Philippine weightlifting after three athletes virtually qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics -- the most in almost four decades. Vanessa Sarno was the latest addition to the Paris-bound PH team after maintaining her fifth-place position in the Olympic qualification...
A Filipino-American is ready to make waves in the 2024 Paris Olympics after Mitchell Saron secured a spot in the United States men’s sabre team. It will be the first Olympic stint for the 23-year-old Saron, who was born in New Jersey to a Filipina mother. He clinched a berth after their team won...
Vanessa Sarno virtually clinched a berth to the 2024 Paris Olympics after her record-breaking performance in the women’s 71kg of the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Sunday, April 7. Vanessa Sarno is the latest Filipino qualifier to the Paris Olympics. (File Photo) The 20-year-old Asian...
Vanessa Sarno shattered her own Philippine record after topping Group B in the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Sunday, April 7. The 20-year-old Asian champion lifted 110 kilograms in snatch to eclipse her previous mark of 108kg set at the IWF World Cup in Doha, Qatar last year in the women’s...
A small Philippine boxing team is scheduled to leave for the United States on Monday, April 9, to bolster its preparations for Olympic qualifications, as well as the 2024 Paris Games. Nesthy Petecio, left, and Aira Villegas hope to beef up their Paris Olympics preparations in a training camp in US....
A picture that needs no caption—Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino consoling in his arms the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo. THE picture says it all—Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and...
Gracious in defeat. Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo has come a long way from her humble beginnings back when she was a kid competing at regional and national events, her first stint as an Olympian in 2008 Beijing, and to her golden triumph in Tokyo which was the greatest sporting story the country has...
