CARLOS YULO, winner of two gold medals in gymnastics in 2024 Paris Olympics and Ernie Gawilan, para athlete in swimming in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, are part of the Global Team Toyota Athletes of Toyota's 'Start Your Impossible' initiative, and also selected as 'Dual Heroes' under the same...
The Philippine team from the just-concluded 17th Paralympic Games will receive a heroes’ welcome from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. PH Paralympians (PSC) The courtesy call for the six Paralympians—archer Agustina Bantiloc, taekwondo’s Allain Ganapin, wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan,...
Para swimmer Ernie Gawilan couldn’t ride the momentum of his superb showing in heats after falling short in the men’s 400m Freestyle-S7 finals of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena late Monday, Sept. 2. Gawilan, 33, clocked in 5 minutes and 3.18 seconds – slower than...
Swimmer Ernie Gawilan inched closer to a podium finish after advancing to the final round of the men’s 400m Freestyle-S7 event of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at Paris La Defense Arena Monday, Sept. 2. Swimmer Ernie Gawilan (Screengrab from Paralympic Games YT Live) Gawilan topped Heat 2...
Para taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin succumbed to Azerbaijan’s Abulfaz Abuzarli, 12-9, to exit in the round of 16 of the 2024 Paris Paralympics at the Grand Palais in France on Saturday, Aug. 31. Para taekwondo jin Allain Keanu Ganapin (Screengrab from Paralympic Games YT Live) Competing in the...
Para swimmer Ernie Gawilan and para archer Agustina Bantiloc were named as the country’s flag-bearers in the opening ceremony of the 17 th Paralympic Games on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Champs-Elysees to Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. Gawilan and Bantiloc will join four other...
Ernie Gawilan and Angel Otom became the first Filipino para athletes to qualify for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games after earning berths in their respective swimming events. According to the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Gawilan and Otom earned tickets through the Standard Slot Qualification...
HANGZHOU – Veteran para swimmer Ernie Gawilan achieved the coveted golden breakthrough for Team Philippines last Tuesday night, Oct. 24, retaining the men’s 400-meter freestyle S7 crown in runaway fashion at the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games swimming championships here. Ernie...
Ernie Gawilan The Philippine team is optimistic of its chances when it competes in the 11 th ASEAN Para Games set July 30 to Aug. 6 in Solo, Indonesia. “Mga gutom at uhaw kami, kaya lalo na kaming naging excited to bring home the honors,” said athletics coach Joel Deriada in Tuesday’s...
Screenshot from PSA Forum Ernie Gawilan, Jerrold Mangliwan and Gary Bejino all agreed their Tokyo Paralympics experience boosted their morale in future tournaments despite failing to bring home a medal. The three para athletes said the lessons they’ve learned in their Paralympics participation go...
Ernie Gawilan (left) and Gary Bejino Para swimmers Ernie Gawilan and Gary Bejino missed their chance to advance to the finals of their respective events in the Tokyo Paralympics Monday at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Gawilan finished 10 th in the overall preliminaries of the men’s 100-meter...
Ernie Gawilan failed to land at the medal podium of the men’s 400-meter freestyle S7 after finishing sixth in the Tokyo Paralympics Sunday, Aug. 29 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Ernie Gawilan (Photo from Ernie Gawilan's Facebook account) The 2018 Asian Para Games gold medalist timed 4 minutes and...
