Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 23:47:49 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN EJ Obiena is ranked No. 5 in the world but won’t be seeing action in the World Indoor Championships set March 18 to 20 in Belgrade, Serbia. The pole vaulter announced Saturday, March 12, in a social media post that he can’t compete in the prestigious event due to lack of endorsement […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:18:50 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Claiming EJ Obiena is a great source of pride being a world class athlete, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) included the controversial pole vault on Team Philippines’ entry by names list that will be submitted to organizers of the Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian Games. “EJ’s name must be there,” POC president Bambol […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:51:34 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The country will be fielding a strong, formidable team composed of defending doubles champion Francis Casey Alcantara and Jeson Patrombon, as well as junior sensation Alex Eala, in the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. National team coach Chris Cuarto revealed the roster Friday that also includes veterans Ruben […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 03:02:38 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO It’s final. PBA players will comprise the Philippine team to the pandemic-delayed Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in May. PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said the players on coach Chot Reyes’ wish list have agreed to take part in the Gilas Pilipinas pool. Even the league governors, Marcial added, gave their nod […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:35:56 +0000
Olympic gold medal winner Hidilyn Diaz gets a double treat in the March 14 staging of the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel. The 31-year-old history maker from Zamboanga City will be the first ever recipient of the MILO Champion of Grit and Glory award for winning the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:09:54 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Two gold and one silver medals seemed not enough to convince the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) as it excluded pole vault superstar EJ Obiena from the list that it intends to send to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) disclosed this […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2022 04:56:23 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena dedicates his latest feat to Ukraine, a country that is fighting off Russia’s invasion. “My heart and thoughts are with you,” Obiena wrote on his Facebook post, accompanying it with an emoji of the Ukrainian flag. “Silence never helped the oppressed or the abused… Stay strong, Ukraine.” Ukraine is very […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:20:12 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena showed why he’s the best pole vaulter in Asia as he bettered his own national indoor record in bagging the silver medal in the Perche Elite Tour in Rouen, France late Saturday (Sunday in Manila). The 26-year-old posted cleared 5.91 meters to finish second behind 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:35:52 +0000
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) appointed on Thursday Ramon “Tats” Suzara as head of the POC Broadcast Committee for the 31st Southeast Asian Games that Vietnam is hosting from may 12 to 23. POC President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said Suzara will supervise bidding procedures, primarily on contents and the right to air replays of the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:38:41 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Redemption remains as the biggest motivating factor for elite Filipino gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo as he welcomes 2022 with a busy schedule ahead.Yulo, who is back home after years of training in Japan and competing overseas, is set to participate in his first tournament of the year in Japan in April as […]
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