Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz took the higher road and chose to forgive the critics and bashers when she pleaded for support in public in 2019. Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Looking back, Diaz stood firm and said she has no regrets with the decision to share a post asking for sponsorship from private...
Philippine Sports Commission national training director Marc Velasco is confident that the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo Olympics, which kicks off on July 23, has what it takes to win medals in the prestigious quadrennial meet. Pole vaulter EJ Obiena will be one of the flagbearers for the...
MB File Photo Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez is confident the country can get multiple medals including the elusive first gold at the Tokyo Olympics set late this month. “Naniniwala akong may medalya tayo sa Tokyo Olympics. Malamang meron tayong gold, silver at bronze...
The facility of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) at the Teacher's Camp in Baguio City is almost ready to host the bubble training of combat sport teams set to compete in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam later this year. PSC chief of staff Marc Velasco bared such development in the...
Expect more professional boxing tournaments to happen not only in the provinces but also in Metro Manila in the coming months after the Joint Administrative Order updated the supplemental guideline for sporting events. Games and Amusements (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said that he and his counterpart...
Tokyo Olympic-bound boxers Eumir Felix Marcial and Irish Magno (Handout photo) The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has shed light on the recent social media clamor of Olympic-bound boxers Irish Magno and Eumir Felix Marcial. ABAP, in a statement Friday, March 19, explained...
In this file photo, athletes of the Philippine delegation for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games wave their mini-flags before being crowned as the overall champions. (MB File Photo) The Philippine Sports Commission has approved the lineup for the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games even as training...
Photos by Mark Balmores FIRST GOLD FOR PENCAK SILAT Edmar Tacuel of the Philippines performs during the Pencak SIlat Male Tunggal category in the 30th South East Asian Games in Subic Exhibit and Convention Center, Subic Bay, Zambales The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), in all its capacity,...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) encourages a holistic approach to health and wellness, which includes a balanced mix of physical, mental, emotional, and nutritional care, in the sixth episode of their web series, “Rise Up! Shape Up!” Rise Up, Shape Up’s episode on nutrition aims to...
The Philippine Sports Commission is hoping to start the training of some national athletes by January next year in a bubble at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. “We’re all set, we’re just waiting for the go signal from the IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force),” said PSC chairman...
Nominations for the fourth enshrinement of the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame (PSHOF) is extended until January 31 next year. “In light of the continuing pandemic, the selection committee have decided to extend the nominations to give equal opportunity for the public to submit their nominations,...
POC President Bambol Tolentino said the leaner number of sports in Vietnam's hosting of SEA Games could mean a tougher mission for the Filipino athletes. (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino said it would be a tough mission for the Filipino athletes to...
