ILAGAN CITY – Aira Teodosio launched her dream to become one of the proud national team athletes in the same fashion she threw the winning discus that allowed her to emerge the best among her competitors on a sunny Wednesday morning, March 22. The pride of Silay City, currently under the banner...
Eric Cray The summer heat is expected to blaze even further in the open field with precious ranking points for the world championships up for grabs in the 2023 Philippine Athletics Championships in Ilagan City, Isabela on March 21 to 26. Philippine Athletics Track And Field Association (PATAFA)...
Janry Ubas averted a medal shutout for Team Philippines at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships after capturing the men’s heptathlon bronze medal in record-breaking fashion in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan Sunday, Feb. 12. The Misamis Oriental native secured the podium finish by tallying 5.246...
Leonard Grospe made his title campaign felt at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday, Feb. 11, after a record-breaking performance in men’s high jump qualifications in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Leonard Grospe in action. (Screenshot from tournament livestream) The Mapua...
A six-player Philippine athletics team left for Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to compete in the prestigious Asian Indoor Athletics Championships happening on Feb. 10 to 12. Fil-American Olympian Eric Cray hopes to eclipse his bronze-medal finish in the 2016 edition of this meet. (AFP...
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is sending a lean and mean team to the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled on Feb. 10 to 12 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena will spearhead the PH team competing in the Asian Athletics...
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...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) are working together to affect the reinstatement of star pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena in the national team. EJ Obiena An emailed letter signed by PATAFA president Agapito Capistrano informed the...
Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena must be given commendation for bringing honor to the country, a Manila lawmaker said on Sunday, July 31, following his historic bronze medal win in this year’s World Athletics Championships. (Photo from EJ Obiena’s Facebook page) In filing a resolution...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena made history Sunday (Monday in Manila) after capturing a record-breaking bronze medal in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Ernest John Obiena of Team Philippines competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final on day ten of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22...
Robyn Brown gave all that she could, but could only settle for the bronze medal in the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo from PATAFA Still, her time of 56.44 seconds broke the long-standing 31-year-old record of 57.57sec held by Elma...
