Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 05:05:37 +0000
KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena captured his first indoor title this season after topping the Perche En Or in Roubaix, France Saturday, Jan. 28 (Sunday in Manila). The world No. 3 Obiena cleared 5.82 meters right on his first attempt to capture the gold medal, beating Yao Jie of China who tallied a personal-best 5.75m. Obiena […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:18:20 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena opened his indoor season campaign on a bright note after clinching the silver medal in the International Jump Meeting Cottbus at the Lausitz-Arena in Germany Wednesday, Jan. 25 (early Thursday in Manila). The 2020 Tokyo Olympian cleared 5.77 meters on his first try which proved enough to finish second in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 08:33:52 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vault superstar EJ Obiena will spearhead the Philippine athletics team that will see action in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled on Feb. 10 to 12 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Obiena is once again expected to stamp his class in the event while the 16 other members of the team, including […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:10:14 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The country’s historic campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was not a one-hit wonder. The country’s performance in 2022 proved that. That’s because Filipino athletes continued to leave marks in the elite stage to show they are not done conquering the world. As expected, Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz bannered […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 05:20:26 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena put on a fitting sequel to a record-smashing win at the 31st Southeast Asian Games by ruling the L’Aquila leg of the European City of Sports tournament in Italy over the weekend. Obiena cleared 5.83 meters in the event held in front of the medieval Basilica di Santa Maria di Collemaggio […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 22:27:19 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena retained his title in record-breaking fashion Saturday night while the triathlon team completed another golden sweep in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Obiena, ranked No. 6 in the world, cleared 5.46 meters with nary a trouble to win the event for the second straight edition. Making […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 03:53:05 +0000
HANOI (AFP) – Vietnam set off a spectacle of lights, dance and music at Thursday’s opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games, brushing aside gloomy weather to launch a party-like atmosphere eclipsing a six-month Covid delay of the event. Fireworks exploded above the capital city’s 40,000-seat My Dinh National Stadium during the two-hour show, as […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 07:54:40 +0000
HANOI – After a long travel process that took almost 24 hours from Formia, Italy to this bustling Vietnamese capital, Asia’s top pole vaulter and Philippine pride Ernest John Obiena’s first order of business the minute he stepped into his hotel on Wednesday wasn’t to rest – but to train. He immediately hit the gym […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 02:45:24 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is not going to rest on her laurels even after giving the country its first Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games. As long as her body can still endure the long hours at the gym and the pain that goes with the lifting of dumbbells and other […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:54:24 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board rejected the resolution declaring Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) President Philip Juico as “persona non grata” as well as the decision to suspend the association for 90 days. The development surfaced after an emergency meeting Monday, fulfilling its pronouncement following the successful mediation […]
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