Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 03:10:24 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA There’s no stopping EJ Obiena. Putting his financial concern behind, the world No. 3 pole vaulter captured his third gold medal of the year, bagging the 2023 Orlen Copernicus Cup trophy in Torun, Poland Wednesday, Feb. 8 (Thursday in Manila). Obiena cleared 5.87 meters on his second attempt to rule the 11-player […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:40:35 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vaulter EJ Obiena joins an elite cast led by world record holder Mondo Duplantis in the Mondo Classic 2023 happening on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the IFU Arena in Upsalla, Sweden. The 11-player field is composed of the sport’s cream of the crop that also include two-time world champion Sam Kendricks […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:51:09 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF) guns for another grand sweep with the return of the sport in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. POSF President Atty. Alberto Agra said they have already identified six male and six female athletes who will compete in four events in the biennial meet. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:45:26 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo will skip the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China due to a conflict of schedule with one of the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion said Yulo will focus on competing in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:23:20 +0000
An open qualifying competition that will determine the composition of the country’s aquatics team to the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games will be conducted on Feb. 18 and 19 at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac. This was announced on Thursday by the Stabilization Committee that was tasked by the World Aquatics (formerly […]
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: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:39:15 +0000
Filipino athletes will be busy competing in over 57 days of action in five major international competitions — four regional and one world—this year. And so are the chiefs of mission—baseball’s Chito Loyzaga, fencing and pentathlon’s Rep. Richard Gomez, surfing’s Dr. Jose Raul “George” Canlas, wrestling’s Alvin Aguilar and karate’s Ricky Lim. “That’s how busy […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:28:27 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is all geared up for what it considered as the “busiest year in PH sports” with several major international competitions, as well as tournament hosting responsibilities lined up this year. POC President Bambol Tolentino said they are hands-on with the preparations of these competitions starting with the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 08:53:43 +0000
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) looks forward to a similarly responsive and interactive Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) following the abrupt changing of the guard at the government sports agency. “The sudden changing of the guard at the PSC is surprising for us [POC], although we have already built a good partnership with former chairman [Jose […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:16:03 +0000
It’s a case of the proverbial early bird catching the early worm for the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) which negotiated a bargain for an all-in advanced training package for Filipino athletes who qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. “It’s a bargain and it’s affordable,” said POC President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino after the POC Executive […]
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