Beyond the Game Kaila Napolis’ World Games silver a testament to Filipino spirit By Brian Yalung Jenna Kaila Napolis is quietly making a name for herself as the icebreaker for the Philippines when it comes to delivering medals. The 28-year-old won the silver medal in the women’s jiu-jitsu...
Veteran Jeffrey De Luna finds himself donning the country’s colors for the first time in more than a decade after booking a ticket to the 12th World Games slated in August in Chengdu, China. In a Facebook post, the 40-year-old De Luna disclosed that he received a phone call from Philippine...
Karate Pilipinas president Richard Lim hopes to use the winning momentum of Junna Tsukii to inspire more Filipino karatekas after the Filipina-Japanese won the historic gold medal in the World Games. Junna Tsukii (Photo from Junna Tsukii's Facebook account) Lim said the federation has found the...
Junna Tsukii sees a brighter future for the Philippine karate national team following her historic success in the World Games. Junna Tsukii flexer her World Games gold medal (Carlo Anolin) Tsukii, who bagged gold medal in the -50kg category of kumite in the World Games , expressed gratitude to the...
Carlo Biado Carlo Biado failed to defend his men’s 9-ball crown at the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama after absorbing a heartbreaking 11-8 defeat to Germany’s Joshua Filler in the semifinals Saturday (Sunday in Manila). The Southeast Asian Games champion missed his chance to pull away...
Rubilen Amit (MB File Photo) Rubilen Amit squeaked past Germany’s Pia Filler, 9-8, to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s 9-ball singles at the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama Thursday (Friday in Manila). The reigning Southeast Asian Games titlist rose from an 8-6 deficit and...
From Junna Tsukii's Instagram The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will reward karateka Junna Tsukii P1 million for winning the gold medal in the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. The bonus is based on Republic Act 10699, otherwise known as the Incentives Act, where athletes who won medals...
Carlo Biado (File Photo) Defending champion Carlo Biado pulled off a pulsating 11-10 victory over Poland’s Wictor Zielinski Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to barge into the quarterfinals of the men’s 9-ball singles at the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. Biado, also the reigning US Open...
From Richard Lim's Facebook account Junna Tsukii bagged the country’s first gold medal in the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama Friday (Saturday in Manila) after ruling the women’s -50kg division. The 30-year-old Fil-Japanese prevailed over Yorgelis Salazar of Venezuela, 2-0, to capture...
POWERLIFTER Joyce Gail Reboton bears the Philippine flag ahead of the World Games opening ceremony. With Reboton are (from left) karate coach Okay Arpa, karateka Junna Tsukii, chef de mission Patrick “Pato” Gregorio, karate association head Ricky Lim and powerlifting coach Willord Capulong. A...
Kim Mangrobang, fourth from right Kim Mangrobang and Fer Casares qualified for the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama in July after finishing third and sixth in the 2022 Asian Duathlon Championships in Bahrain over the weekend. Mangrobang clocked 2 hours, 12 minutes and 29 seconds for the...
Muay thai fighter Philip Delarmino represented the country anew after being nominated as World Games Athlete of the Year. Philip Delarmino (Muaythai Association of the Philippines) Delarmino is among the 24 candidates selected in the world to be named 2021 Athlete of the Year as announced both by...
