PARIS (AP) — If historic waterway settings are the new must-have accessory for Olympic host cities, then Istanbul’s mayor wants the IOC to know his city has one. If the key to getting the 2036 Summer Games is having hosted world championships in top-tier Olympic sports, then Qatar can point to...
With two medals from gymnast Carlos Yulo and one bronze each from boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas, the Philippines marked its most fruitful campaign in Olympic history since joining the meet a century ago in the lovely city of Paris. Carlos Yulo (AP) The results are clear, and it...
Samantha Catantan is one happy and proud athlete today: after a memorable debut in the Paris Olympics, she returned to the US and earned her diploma in accountancy at the Pennsylvania State University. Samantha Catantan (Samantha Catantan's Facebook post) “Olympian [to] Accountant,”...
PARIS (AP) — The U.S. women’s basketball team held off France on Sunday, Aug. 11, to win gold in the final event of the Paris Olympics, and that hardware was needed for the Americans to tie China for the most with 40. The United States team poses for a picture with their gold medals at Bercy...
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Olympic officials are appealing a court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing...
EJ Obiena (AP) House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, Aug. 12, extended his congratulations to Filipino athletes who nearly made a podium finish at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, namely EJ Obiena and Bianca Pagdanganan. In a statement, Romualdez...
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday, Aug. 11, as it took over Olympic hosting duties for 2028 from the French capital, which closed out...
PARIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S. women’s basketball team survived the biggest challenge of its unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic gold medals with a 67-66 win over France at the Paris Games on Sunday, Aug. 11. United States' A'ja Wilson shoots past Marieme...
PARIS—A job well done as Filipino athletes do excel on the global stage against the elite and that there are opportunities to accomplish more with an aggressive program aimed toward Los Angeles 2024. PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino in a serious discussion...
PARIS – The ending was not picture-perfect but nothing can dim the luster of the gold medal won by gymnast Carlos Yulo and the bronze medals produced by boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas. Paris Olympics two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo (AP) And that has made the country’s performance in...
PARIS – On another hot and moving day, Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina showed that Filipinos have the brilliance, courage and determination to challenge the very best in the field. Bianca Pagdanganan (AP) Sadly, the two ran out of holes in their spirited bids to give the country one...
PARIS (AP) — Uzbekistan's beloved head boxing coach was revived from apparent cardiac arrest Thursday by two members of Britain's training staff after celebrating his team's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, his fighters confirmed Saturday night, Aug. 10. Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Jalolov...
