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...
Speed skater Peter Groseclose has arrived in South Korea on Sunday, Jan. 14, ahead of this Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon. Peter Groseclose (File Photo/Philippine Skating Union) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol”...
Maxine Esteban boosted her campaign to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after advancing to the main draw of the Mazars Challenge International de Paris at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium. Maxine Esteban boosts her bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics as she stays on track in the said world...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Canadian Summer McIntosh cruised to victory in the women's 200m freestyle on Friday, Jan. 12, clocking 1min 55.41sec to notch her second win in two days at the Pro Swim meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee. Summer McIntosh (AFP) The 17-year-old made an aggressive start and was...
PARIS (AFP) -- The chief organizer of the 2024 Paris Olympics insisted on Wednesday, Jan. 10, there were no plans to move the opening ceremony of the Games from the river Seine amid ongoing speculation about the hugely ambitious water-based show. 2024 Paris Olympics organizing committee chief Tony...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) gears up for its Olympic campaign for Paris this year by sending 12 athletes to an extensive training camp in Australia this month. Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam lead the PH team training in Australia this month. (File Photo/AFP) Tokyo...
South Korea takes center stage once again -- this time, the province of Gangwon -- when it hosts the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1. Though this marks the first time that the Winter Youth Olympic Games will be held outside of Europe, South Korea isn’t new to...
PARIS (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, Jan. 8, urged French people to start exercising daily as Paris prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. France president Emmanuel Macron (AFP) Posting a video clip of himself on X, formerly Twitter, in a T-shirt,...
Three athletes will represent the country in the upcoming 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games slated Jan. 19 to Feb. 1 in Gangwon, South Korea. The small Philippine squad will be composed of short track speed skater Peter Groseclose, cross-country skier Avery Balbanida and freestyle skier Laetaz Amihan...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Acclaimed rapper Snoop Dogg will be a special reporter for US broadcaster NBC at the Paris Olympics this year, the network has announced, reprising his star turn at the Tokyo Games that delighted viewers. American rapper Snoop Dogg (AFP) "I grew up watching the Olympics and am...
