PH starts SEAG campaign in football, beach handball; 3 athletes test Covid positive

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 09:14:13 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Football and beach handball kick off the country’s campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam as preliminaries start Friday. The beach handball team clashes with 2019 silver medalist Thailand at the Bac Ninh Sports University Gymnasium to jumpstart its bid of eclipsing its bronze-medal finish at the 2019 edition that […]

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Kiefer Ravena seeks 6th SEA Games gold medal in Hanoi

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 08:57:33 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Kiefer Ravena will vie for an unprecedented sixth gold medal after being included in the 12-man roster of Gilas Pilipinas for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Ravena was able to make it to coach Chot Reyes’ final lineup for the biennial meet which formally starts next week despite not […]

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POC thanks ITF, ATF for allowing PH netters to play in SEAG

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 12:17:06 +0000

THE Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) thanked the world and continental governing bodies for tennis for allowing Filipino athletes to compete in the Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian Games despite the suspension of the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta). “The POC is extending its gratitude to the ITF [International Tennis Federation] and ATF [Asian Tennis Federation] for allowing our […]

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Pinoy officials pay courtesy visit to Philippine Embassy in Hanoi

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 06:04:09 +0000

HANOI ‒ Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner and 31st Southeast Asian Games Chef de Mission Ramon Fernandez led a courtesy visit to Ambassador Meynardo Montealegre at the Philippine Embassy in Vietnam this Monday, the first full day of Team Philippines after their arrival in Hanoi late night of Sunday. The PSC Commissioner was well-received by […]

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Pinoy rowers to borrow boats for SEAG competition

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 05:49:03 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The national rowing team is optimistic of delivering deliver podium finishes in the 31st Southeast Asian Games despite having to resort to borrowing boats for the competition. Philippine Rowing Association Ppresident Pato Gregorio said they decided to seek help with their Vietnamese counterparts to provide them with boats due to logistics complexity of […]

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Despite presence of Petecio, Marcial, ABAP won’t make SEAG predictions

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 05:08:55 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) won’t make any predictions on their medal chances in the 31st Southeast Asian Games despite fielding a formidable lineup in Hanoi. ABAP President Ed Picson said important factors such as the draw and the other countries’ lineups have restricted them from making […]

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Olympic medalists banner PH boxing team to Hanoi SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 04:16:58 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Tokyo Olympics medalists Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial banner the strong Philippine boxing team to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam next month. Petecio, who won the silver medal in the women’s featherweight division, will compete in the 60kg, while Marcial, a bronze medalist in the men’s middleweight, will be competing […]

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No Kai Sotto in Gilas squad for Hanoi SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:48:21 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas ruled out Kai Sotto’s inclusion in next month’s Southeast Asian Games, but is hopeful that he can don the national colors in at least one of the tournaments lined up in the coming months. Team manager Butch Antonio said there are no plans to make last-minute changes to include the […]

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Diaz, Obiena, PH football team still thirst for sporting glory

Credit 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 […]

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SEA Games rivals out to end Gilas supremacy

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:01:51 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Team manager Butch Antonio believes Gilas Pilipinas will be carrying a bigger target as compared in the past in its task to extend the country’s dominance in the men’s basketball competitions of the Southeast Asian Games. Gilas is favored to win a 14th consecutive gold and 19th overall in next month’s biennial […]

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