PARIS (AP) — With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France head coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players on Thursday, May 16, for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics. San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama (AP/File photo) Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of...
Carlos Yulo showed readiness for the nearing Paris Olympics after winning the gold medal in the men's individual all-around event of the 2024 AGU Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday, May 16. Carlos Yulo, center, shows his readiness for the 2024 Paris Games...
PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has signed a partnership agreement with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to strengthen the telco’s support for the Philippine delegation to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. PLDT and Smart Chairman and CEO Manuel V Pangilinan, left,...
Fil-Americans Lauren Hoffman, Kristina Knott and Eric Cray vow to continue with their respective bids to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics after falling short of reaching the qualifying standard in their golden performances at the 2024 Philippine Athletics Championships on Friday evening, May 10,...
Gymnastics star Carlos Yulo and aces from various fronts who cracked the Paris Olympics got Philippine sports off to a hot start in the second quarter of 2024. Carlos Yulo (AP) Yulo, himself booked for a second Olympiad stint, copped the gold medal in parallel bars (15.200 points) and silver in...
Weightlifters Vanessa Sarno and John Febuar Ceniza aim to break the old narrative for Olympic first-timers as they gun for nothing but a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Games happening in a few months. Vanessa Sarno eyes nothing but a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (File Photo) Sarno, a...
Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella is turning to a familiar world-class coach for another shot at bringing home medals for Team Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. From left, PSC chairman Richard Bachmann, John Febuar Ceniza, Elreen Ando, Samahang Weightlifting ng...
A lean but mean Philippine boxing team left for Bangkok, Thailand on Sunday, May 5, for its final buildup for the World Qualification Tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics scheduled late this month. Carlo Paalam guns for another shot at the Olympics after winning the silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo...
Beyond the Game Samantha Catantan: A grassroot product of Philippine Fencing By Brian Yalung Samantha Kyle Catantan admitted that she continues to have a hard time believing that she is headed to the Olympics. This was after the 22-year-old pulled off a dramatic win over Sofiya...
Fencers Nathaniel Perez and Hanniel Abella fell short in their bids to join Samantha Catantan to the 2024 Paris Games after bowing in their respective events in the Asia-Oceania Zonal Olympic Qualifier in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates over the weekend. Hanniel Abella Abella came up short in...
Samantha Kyle Catantan House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed 22-year-old Samantha Kyle Catantan for bringing Philippine fencing back on the Olympic stage, specifically the upcoming 2024 Paris Games. "It fills my heart with immense...
Talk about conquering tough odds and Samantha Kyle Catantan outperformed even herself, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said of the fencer who became the 12th Filipino athlete to officially qualify for the Paris Olympics. Samantha Kyle Catantan (FIE)...
