Female boxers kept Team Philippines’ campaign alive as Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas moved on the cusp of securing Paris Olympic berths in the World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy on Sunday, March 10. Nesthy Petecio is one win away from a return trip to the Olympics. (File...
Nesthy Petecio intensified her Paris Olympics bid after booking a quarterfinals berth, while Aira Villegas and Carlo Paalam also advanced to the Round of 16 in their respective weight classes in the World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy on Friday, March 9. Petecio, who guns for a...
Emma Malabuyo clinched a spot in the women’s floor exercise final while Carlos Yulo’s title-retention bid in vault came to an end after failing to advance to the Top 8 in the Baku leg of the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Azerbaijan. Carlos Yulo fails to advance in the vault...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel launched his 2024 campaign aimed at the Paris Olympics with a 100m butterfly victory at the Pro Swim Series in Westmont, Illinois, on Thursday, March 7. Caeleb Dressel competes in the Men's 100 Meter Butterfly heats on Day 2 of...
Nesthy Petecio pounced on her Romanian rival to advance to the next round while four Filipinos succumbed in their respective bids on Thursday, March 7, in the World Qualification Tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Nesthy Petecio inches closer to her second Olympics...
Carlos Yulo boosted his Paris Olympics preparations on Thursday, March 7, after advancing to the floor exercise final in the Baku leg of the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Azerbaijan. Carlos Yulo competes in his first tournament this year at the Baku World Cup with hopes of...
Boxers Rogen Ladon and John Marvin asserted their mastery over their rivals to advance to the next round of their respective weight classes in the World Qualification Tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday, March 6, in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Rogen Ladon, left, fights his way to the next...
Tokyo Olympian Kurt Bryan Barbosa will banner the Philippine team that will see action in the 2024 Asia Qualification Tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games slated March 15-17 in Tai’an City, China. Members of the SMART/MVPSF PH team (from left) Arven Alcantara,...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Energetic Iga Swiatek on Wednesday, March 6, vowed to go all-out in the run-up to the Paris Olympics, with the world number one unwilling to moderate her packed WTA tournament schedule. Poland's Iga Swiatek (AFP/File photo) Swiatek, who won the title in Doha last month...
Filipino Olympian EJ Obiena vowed to come back more prepared following a disastrous ninth place finish in the men’s pole vault at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships earlier this week in Glasgow, Scotland. EJ Obiena (AFP/File Photo) The world No. 2 and Asian record holder posted one of...
Two more Filipino boxers bolstered their 2024 Paris Olympics bids on Tuesday, March 5, after scoring contrasting victories to advance to the next round in the World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Mark Ashley Fajardo shows promise as he knocks out his Portuguese rival in the first...
PARIS (AFP) -- This year's Hopman Cup in France has been postponed because of the Paris Olympics Games this summer, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Tuesday, March 5. The mixed team tournament, which includes women's singles, men's singles and mixed doubles, had been due to...
