Janry Ubas continued to bolster his qualification campaign for the 2024 Paris Olympics after capturing the long jump gold medal on Sunday, June 23, in the XXXIII Qosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Janry Ubas poses with his gold medal in the XXXIII Qosanov Memorial in Almaty, Kazakhstan....
Third time’s a charm for rower Joanie Delgaco as she aims to make the most out of her maiden appearance at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 26-year-old Delgaco, who has been with the national team for the last eight years, said she was ecstatic to be finally able to clinch a berth to the elite...
Two senators have expressed their unwavering support for Filipino Olympians joining the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics set to take place from July to September. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, personally led the turnover of his financial...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. honored the exceptional talent of past and present Filipino Olympians who have brought glory to the country in a send-off ceremony on Friday night, June 21, in Intramuros, Manila. As the country celebrates 100 years of participation in...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After a long layoff and all the doubts about whether he’d reclaim his place as one of the world’s greatest swimmers, Caeleb Dressel is beginning to look like himself again. Caeleb Dressel after winning the Men's 50 freestyle finals Friday, June 21, at the US Swimming...
PARIS (AP) — Two-time French Open doubles champion Caroline Garcia was selected in the France tennis team for the Paris Olympics on Friday, June 21, but not her frequent partner Kristina Mladenovic. France's Caroline Garcia (AP) Garcia and Mladenovic won at Roland Garros — the Olympic...
President Marcos has asked Filipinos to support the Filipino athletes who will be competing in the Paris Olympics that will start next month. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores) Marcos said this as he led the send-off ceremony for nine of the 15 athletes representing the...
Filipino athletes bound for the 2024 Paris Olympics got a big boost on Friday, June 21, after individually receiving P500,000 financial assistance from Senator Bong Go through the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Boxer Nesthy Petecio (third from left) receives a check worth P500,000 financial...
Some Manila-based Filipino athletes who qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics are scheduled to leave for Metz, France early Saturday, June 22, for their final phase of preparations for the sports’ grandest showpiece. Among those scheduled for a month-long training in the French city were boxers...
Coco Gauff will lead the U.S. tennis team at the Paris Olympics three years after missing the Tokyo Games because she tested positive for COVID-19. USA's tennis ace Coco Gauff (AP/File photo) The 20-year-old Gauff, ranked No. 2, will be joined by No. 5 Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins and Emma...
EJ Obiena showed his deadly form in time for next month’s Paris Olympics by capturing the gold medal with a season-best performance in the 6 th Irena Szewińska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Friday, June 21 (Manila time). EJ Obiena shows his readiness for the 2024 Paris Olympics with a...
A more confident and prepared Carlos Yulo and Eumir Marcial are expected to shine brighter this time when they gun for nothing but gold medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics slated next month. Eumir Marcial, left, and Carlos Yulo Yulo, a two-time world champion in men’s artistic gymnastics, said he...