PARIS – Two more Filipino boxers – Tokyo Games silver medal winner Carlo Paalam and rookie Hergie Bacyadan – make their much-awaited debuts in the 20024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday, July 31, each one facing a different challenge. Tokyo Games silver medal winner Carlo Paalam, left, and rookie...
PARIS – Three chances. Three golden opportunities. Carlos Yulo (AP) No Filipino athlete has this kind of opportunity of winning multiple medals in a single edition of the Olympics since the country joined the global war for sporting supremacy in the beautiful French capital exactly 100...
Kayla Sanchez couldn’t sustain the impressive start to her Philippine debut in the 2024 Paris Olympics, failing to advance to the final of the women’s 100m freestyle in the wee hours of Wednesday, July 31 (Manila time) at the Paris La Defense Arena. After resetting the national record during...
PARIS – Eumir Marcial’s Paris Olympics journey ended in huge disappointment after losing to the younger but aggressive Uzbek Turabek Khabibullaev via a unanimous decision in the round-of-16 of the men’s 80kg. class Tuesday, July 30, at the North Paris Arena here. Philippines' Eumir...
PARIS – It looks like Nesthy Petecio’s own version of "last dance" would be a long one. India's Jaismine, left, fights Philippines' Nesthy Petecio in their preliminary women's 57kg boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher) Three solid...
Fil-Japanese Kiyomi Watanabe yielded to China's Tang Jing via ippon in Round of 32 of women's -63kgs judo event of the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Champ-de-Mars Arena Tuesday, July 30. China's Jing Tang and Philippines' Kiyomi Watanabe after their women -63kg elimination round match in team judo...
A national record-setting performance propelled Kayla Sanchez to the semifinals of the women’s 100m freestyle in the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Paris La Defense Arena on Tuesday, July 30. Kayla Sanchez (File photo/PSC-POC Media) Sanchez clocked 53.67 seconds to finish at joint 10th with...
PARIS – Here’s one pleasant news for Filipino athletes still competing in the Paris Olympics here. Hidilyn Diaz (File) Hidilyn Diaz, the country’s first Olympic gold medal winner, is arriving in the French capital as a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes...
PARIS – Joanie Delgaco faded under the hot weather of the French Capital and finished dead last in the quarterfinals of the women’s single sculls of the Paris Olympics at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne on Tuesday, July 30, here. Joanie Delgaco (File)...
PARIS (AP) — Right after Hifumi Abe violently threw his final opponent to the tatami and secured his second Olympic judo gold medal, he stood up and looked directly at his sister crying in the stands at the Champ-de-Mars Arena. Japan's Hifumi Abe poses with his gold medal after winning the men's...
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is making it look easy at the Paris Olympics so far, adding a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Maria Lourdes Carle of Argentina in the second round of singles Monday, July 29, to her growing collection of lopsided results. Coco Gauff of United States celebrates her victory over Ajla...
PARIS – This could be the mother of all battles for rower Joanie Delgaco and Fil-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez. Rower Joanie Delgaco, left, and Fil-Canadian swimmer Kayla Sanchez (File) For sure, it’s going to be tall order for both of them, especially to the former volleyball setter from...
