By Nikole Javier Ernest John Obiena vowed to pour it all in his mission to qualify and make a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Olympics. After eight months of joining different competitions which saw him break one record after another, the 26-year-old was received warmly during his homecoming at...
Freego owner Eduard Tio and CKSC Board of Trustee hands a gift to EJ Obiena during his homecoming to his alma mater. Also shown are other other school officials, led by its principal Jude Yap, and Board of Trustees. By Nikole Javier World No. 3 Ernest John Obiena has expressed his gratitude to...
Alex Eala (AFP) By Nikole Javier Alex Eala has set her sights on joining the Women’s Tennis Association tour after her historic US Open juniors’ singles title in New York last Sunday, Sept 11. With three juniors Grand Slam titles under her name—two of which were from the doubles category...
The 2024 Paris Olympics would be weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz’s “swan song” as she sets aside family goals for another shot at glory. Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) In a social media post, Diaz said she is manifesting this even if she knows she doesn’t need to prove anything anymore following her...
Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Sunday said the organization would ensure that Ukrainian athletes could compete at the 2024 Games despite the Russian invasion. International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Thomas Bach speaks during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summer Olympics...
President Duterte expressed optimism that the National Academy of Sports (NAS) in New Clark City (NCC) in Tarlac could hone world-class athletes and champions who will bring honor to the country and spur a sense of nationalism among Filipinos. President Duterte inspects the main campus of the...
Seven athletes from Valenzuela City who participated and won medals in the 31st South East Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam last May 2022, received cash incentives from the local government on Sunday, June 5. Incumbent Mayor and District 1 Representative-elect Rex Gatchalian, Deputy Speaker and...
Team Ukraine celebrates at the finish line during the open relay para cross-country skiing event on March 13, 2022, at the Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.(AFP) The flame will be extinguished on Beijing's Winter Paralympics on Sunday after a week...
Filipino students from the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) emerged as the grand champions at the 2022 Asian English Olympics. (Screenshot via Scott Tiamson) The event consists of seven divisions, namely: debate, newscasting, speech, storytelling, spelling bee, radio drama, and short...
MALOLOS, Bulacan—There is an ongoing “Pink Olympics” among Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters as different provinces try to outnumber one another by having the biggest crowd. And on Saturday, March 5, the spotlight is on historic Bulacan province as Caviteños earlier challenged it to...
EUMIR FELIX MARCIAL (left) trades punches with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzniak during the middleweight boxing semifinal in the Tokyo Olympic Games in August last year. (Olympics photo) In Las Vegas to prepare for his second professional fight, Eumir Felix Marcial hears the news of Russia invading...
A general view of fireworks light up the sky above the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, on February 20, 2022. (AFP) The Beijing Winter Olympics have closed with IOC chief Thomas Bach hailing a smoothly run...
