MIAMI (AFP) -- Molly Seidel, third in the women's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics, said on Thursday, Feb. 1, she will not race in Saturday's US Olympic Marathon Trials due to a knee injury. Molly Seidel (AFP) In a video posted on Instagram, Seidel said she was "bummed" about the situation,...
PARIS (AFP) -- The French government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 31, that it had slashed the crowd size for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics this July amid security and other organizational worries. The traditional opening parade for the Games is set to take place in boats on the river...
Filipino cross-country skier Avery Balbanida finished the race but couldn’t progress as among the 30 fastest skiers in the next round of men’s sprint freestyle event of fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games on Monday morning, Jan. 29, at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Gangwon, South Korea. ...
Avery Balbanida tries to score a great performance at the start of his cross-country event on Monday, Jan. 29, in the fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games Cross-Country events at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Gangwon, South Korea. Coach Allison McArdle and Avery Balbanida Balbanida, 16, the...
Another “word war” is likely to escalate after a report that the Philippines might be banned from competing in major events, including the Paris Olympics in July, unless the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) completely complies with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code. The WADA made the...
GANGWON, South Korea -- Avery Uriel Balbanida has the entire weekend to test his readiness ahead of his first event on Monday, Jan. 29, in the Fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games. Avery Uriel Balbanida (left) and coach Allison McArdle Balbanida, 16, is entered in the men’s...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- LeBron James, Stephen Curry and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid were named among a 41-strong player pool for the USA's 2024 Olympics basketball roster on Tuesday, Jan. 23. LeBron James (top), Stephen Curry (bottom left) and Joel Embiid (AFP) The star-studded...
GANGWON, South Korea—Peter Groseclose came close to a podium finish but fell short after a collision in the men’s 500 meters of short track speedskating in the 4 th Winter Youth Olympic Games on Monday, Jan. 22. Peter Groseclose came close to the podium in the Winter Youth Olympic Games....
GANGWON, South Korea -- Laetaz Amihan Rabe has adapted to the slopes of the Welli Hilli Park Ski Resort in Hoengseong and is ready for action in women’s slopestyle of free skiing of the Fourth Winter Youth Olympics set on Wednesday, Jan. 24. Laetaz Amihan Rabe (right) with POC...
GANGWON, South Korea -- Freestyle skier Laetaz Amihan Rabe will be the Philippines’ flag bearer during the parade of athletes in the opening ceremony of the fourth Winter Youth Olympic Games on Friday evening, Jan. 19, that will be held simultaneous at the Gangneung Oval and PyeongChang...
GANGWON, South Korea -- Filipino short track speed skater Peter Groseclose set foot at the Youth Olympic Village at the Gangneung Wonju National University on Thursday, Jan. 18, and immediately plunged into training under Olympian coach John-Henry Krueger’s watchful eyes at the Gangneung Ice...
Top cross country rider Shagne Yaoyao and four other Filipino bets hope to bolster their Olympic bid when they compete in the UCI Thailand MTB Cup in Kanchanaburi which started Tuesday, Jan. 16. (DCSC Cycling Team) The Filipina cyclists will test their mettle against the world's best as they...
