Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 14:30:19 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Carlos Yulo became the most successful Filipino athlete so far for Team Philippines after collecting two more golds, Marwin Tan ended the gold-drought in bowling and dancesport produce four stirring wins Monday at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Already proud a owner of three golds, Yulo, 22, put on another […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 13:20:13 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Dancesport continued to deliver for Team Philippines after raking in four more gold medals and two silvers in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday.The pair of Sean Mischa Aranar and Ana Leonilla Manalo Nualla danced their way to three golds after ruling the single dance tango, single dance Viennese […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 10:07:40 +0000
HANOI — Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino on Monday asked the entire nation to rally behind Team Philippines which, despite stumbling in events Filipino athletes were expected to dominate, stood fighting at third place halfway through the 31st Southeast Asian Games. “We are hoping and praying to maintain our momentum although we lost […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 08:48:36 +0000
HANOI — Nothing but inspiring words were showered on members of Team Philippines from Filipino sports leaders on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday. “Let me start by a word of gratitude for all of you for trusting me another term to lead as City Mayor of Tagaytay,” […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 08:37:08 +0000
The Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in September was postponed because of Covid-19’s omicron variant pandemic situation in China to a still-to-be-determined date, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino on Friday. Tolentino said that the decision to postpone the Games was arrived at after a meeting among officials of the Chinese Olympic […]
Read moreCredit 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 […]
Read moreCredit 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 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:22:00 +0000
KUWAIT (AFP) – The 2022 Asian Games in China is facing the possibility of being postponed, an official told AFP on Thursday, after a rumor that it would be moved to next year. The Olympic-sized event is scheduled to be held in September in Hangzhou near Shanghai, which is grappling with a major coronavirus emergency. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 22:48:09 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The much-publicized feud between the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association and its star athlete – pole vaulter EJ Obiena – was downright ugly as it borders into a character assassination. Then it became a national issue and senators excitedly dipped their hands into it – a development that was not welcomed […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 08:37:13 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Wednesday deferred the suspension of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) following its General Assembly (GA). POC President Bambol Tolentino said the deferment was due to the pending outcome of the ongoing mediation between PATAFA and pole vaulter EJ Obiena, which was reportedly nearing […]
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