HANGZHOU (AFP) -- The Asian Games is home to some sports that are a little more quirky than the Olympic staples of athletics, swimming and cycling. Malaysia's Muhammad Noraizat Mohd Nordin (center) and Indonesia's Rusdi Rusdi (left) compete in their men's double sepak takraw final event during the...
Gilas Pilipinas interim head coach Tim Cone expressed his confidence that the five new players integrated to the national team pool for the Asian Games can catch up despite the short notice and with roughly only a week left before its first game. Gilas interim head coach Tim Cone (Inspire Sports...
HANGZHOU (AFP) -- China's eastern city of Hangzhou is set to host the largest Asian Games ever with nearly 12,000 athletes in action. Performers play drums during the torch relay of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Wednesday, Sept. 20. (AFP) Ahead of...
HANGZHOU, China -- The 12-man Philippine taekwondo team is hoping to conjure the magic of 2006 when the ultra-modern city raises the curtain for the 19th edition of the Asian Games this Saturday, Sept. 23. Jocel Lyn Ninobla. (MB File Photo) Philippine Taekwondo Association Secretary-General Rocky...
JINHUA (AFP) -- North Korea returned to major international competition for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic with a 2-0 win over Taiwan in men's football at the Asian Games on Tuesday, Sept. 19. North Korea’s Ri Jo Guk (center) celebrates his goal with teammates during the football...
Air Force cadet Glyzzel Anne Monsanto ruled the women’s 100-meter dash in breakaway fashion on Tuesday, Sept. 19, to cap a fruitful campaign and become the first triple gold medalist in the ROTC Games Luzon leg at the Cavite State University track oval in Indang. Air Force cadet Glyzzel Anne...
Philippine women’s national football team captain Hali Long and World Cup history maker Sarina Bolden banner the 21-member roster for Asian Games this September in Hangzhou, China. The world No. 44 Filipinas flew to China a day prior ahead of the Asiad, where they were tangled with South...
Gilas Pilipinas is bracing for all the possibilities involving the team’s final composition for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Arvin Tolentino, Kevin Alas, Chris Ross and CJ Perez get Gilas callups The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and the PBA, in a joint press conference...
The Philippine golf team hit a snag on Tuesday, Sept. 19, after the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC) denied the country’s request of a change in lineup for the 19 th Asian Games set to start this weekend. The PH golf team's gold-medal campaign rests on the heavy shoulders of...
The Philippine men’s and women’s beach volleyball team posted contrasting results on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the start of the preliminaries in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The little-known pair of Khylem Progella and Grydelle Matibag made their ambitious campaigns felt with a...
Army cadets Jaymark Balicha and Jesamae Licup beat their rivals in contrasting fashion in ruling the men’s and women’s 200-meter runs, respectively, Monday at the start of the Reserve Officer Training Corps Games Luzon leg at the Cavite State University track oval in Indang on Monday,...
Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and skateboarder Margielyn Didal will serve as the country's flag bearers in the 19 th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China scheduled on Sept. 23. EJ Obiena, left, and Margielyn Didal will carry the country's colors in the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in...
