SANYA, China — In an alternate universe, Kaila Napolis could have been tossing pans and calling orders in a busy hot kitchen. The same steady hands that now fight for grips and positioning on the jiu-jitsu mat could have been delicately plating meals. But fate — or perhaps something deeper —...
SANYA, China — The Gilas Pilipinas teams advanced to the quarterfinals after topping their respective groups in the 3x3 basketball tournament in the 6th Asian Beach Games at the Sanya Gymnasium on Monday, April 27 here. The men’s team topped the Group A standings despite absorbing its first...
SANYA, China — Jessica Laurance dazzled on the sand track and delivered the second medal for the Philippine athletics team on the beautiful man-made Phoenix Island just as the Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 team stunned host China at the Sanya Gymnasium in the 6th Asian Beach Games on Saturday, April 25...
SANYA, China — Annie Ramirez may have been delayed, but she was not going to be denied. Ramirez banked on her veteran poise and edged compatriot Emily Thomas in their rain-delayed jiu-jitsu women’s -57 kilogram final to complete an Asian Beach Games golden hat trick at the Athletes Village on...
SANYA, China — Leonard Grospe shone through the gloomy weather at the man-made Phoenix Island and captured Team Philippines’ second gold medal in the 6th Asian Beach Games here on Friday, April 24. The 24-year old reigned supreme in the men’s high jump event in the beach athletics, clearing...
SANYA, China — As cool as the sea breeze easing the sweltering afternoon heat, jiu-jitsu bet Alexandria Enriquez stamped her class and delivered the first gold for Team Philippines in the 6th Asian Beach Games at the Sanya Bay Yuhai Club on Thursday, April 23 here. The 27-year-old grappler, who...
SANYA, China — Jiu-jitsu bets Annie Ramirez and Yman Xavier Baluyo brimmed with pride and honor as they held the flag for the Philippine delegation in the Parade of Athletes during the dazzling opening ceremony of the 6th Asian Beach Games on Wednesday, April 22 here. While jiu-jitsu is seen as...
SANYA, China — It’s only the opening of the 2026 Asian Beach Games at the Tianya Haijiao Ring Theater at the Yasha Park Phase 1 here on Wednesday, April 22, but the Philippine contingent is already looking forward to its turn to host the same event two years from now. Philippine Sports...
The 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan officially kicked off this week, touted as the largest and most complex version of the Philippines-United States annual war games to date. Running from April 20 to May 8, the exercise features more than 17,000 soldiers from the Armed Forces of the...
SANYA, China – For the next 10 days, the white sand beach and the scenic coastlines here will become a proving ground where athletes from 45 participating nations are expected to showcase the work they have put in the last few months. The 2026 Asian Beach Games fire off on Wednesday, April 22,...
The main bulk of the 101-strong Team Philippines flies to China (Monday, April 20, two days ahead of the opening ceremony for the 6th Asian Beach Games that are returning after a 10-year hiatus on the popular resort island city of Sanya. But anticipation on the opening ceremony at the Yasha Park...
Jiu-jitsu standouts Annie Ramirez and Kaila Napolis banner a 101-strong Philippine delegation to the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China on April 22 to 30. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino assured that the national delegation is already armed and ready for the...
