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POC slams Patafa for refusing to endorse EJ Obiena, but Popoy refutes accusation

March 3, 2022 admin #popoy juico, athletics, bambol tolentino, ej obiena, PATAFA, POC, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:16:25 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) wailed over the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association’s (Patafa) refusal to endorse world No. 5 pole vaulter EJ Obiena in four major international competitions, including the World Indoor Championships in Serbia later this month. Obiena, the national and Asian record holder, wrote to Patafa on Feb. […]

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POC to Juico: Where’s the good faith?

March 2, 2022 admin #popoy juico, athletics, bambol tolentino, PATAFA, POC, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 07:39:01 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino questioned the motive of Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) after the latter filed a “statement of appeal” with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) regarding its rift with world-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena. Tolentino described the move as breaching integrity and putting […]

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We’ll have a fighting team for Hanoi SEA Games — Bambol

February 28, 2022 admin #hanoi sea games, bambol tolentino, POC, SEA Games, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2022 03:06:48 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN It’s going to be a fighting team. That’s what Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino described the PH delegation to the Hanoi SEA Games this May. Though the PH team will be hard-pressed to repeat as overall champion just like when the country hosted the event in 2019, Tolentino […]

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Marcial praying for the safety of Ukrainian Olympic nemesis

February 27, 2022 admin abap, Boxing, eumir marcial, olympics, POC, Sports, Tokyo Games, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 06:41:06 +0000

By TITO S. TALAO In Las Vegas to prepare for his second professional fight, Eumir Felix Marcial hears the news of Russia invading neighboring Ukraine and his mind momentarily veers away from training to the welfare of the man who shattered his gold medal dream in the Tokyo Olympics last year – Oleksandr Khyzniak. Marcial […]

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Swimmer Dela Cruz rips own PH mark; Barreto also shines

February 25, 2022 admin #ayala harpoons swimming club, #psi national open, miguel barreto, POC, psc, SEA Games, Sports, thanya dela cruz

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 00:21:45 +0000

Thanya Dela Cruz put on display her powerful strokes and broke her own national record in women’s 50-meter on the first day of the 2022 PSI National Open Friday at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Complex in Malate, Manila. The standout from the Ayala Harpoons Swimming Club lowered the PH record of 32.89 seconds to 32.42 […]

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Bambol Tolentino earns PSA nod as top executive

February 24, 2022 admin #psa awards night, olympics, POC, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:20:42 +0000

The man at the helm of the country’s Olympic governing body will be recognized for the huge role he played in bringing together the most successful campaign the Philippines had in the Olympiad. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino will be recognized with the Executive of the Year Award during the San Miguel […]

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POC chief laments EJ Obiena’s exclusion from PH training pool

February 24, 2022 admin #popoy juico, athletics, bambol tolentino, ej obiena, PATAFA, POC, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:14:45 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino yesterday questioned the motive of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) for not including Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena in the national team pool. Tolentino said that Obiena, who holds the national and Asian record, could easily win the gold medal at the […]

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Obiena strikes again in Poland, matches season’s best

February 22, 2022 admin athletics, ej obiena, PATAFA, POC, psc, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:54:07 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena matched his season-best and ruled the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Torun, Poland on Tuesday (early Wednesday in Manila). The national and Asian record holder vaulted 5.81 meters on his last attempt to dominate the 10-player field that included fellow Tokyo Olympic athletes. His feat equaled his performance […]

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Golfer Yuka Saso, gymnast Caloy Yulo named PSA President’s Award winners

February 20, 2022 admin #caloy yulo, ngap, POC, psa, psc, Sports, Yuka Saso

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 03:50:35 +0000

Two reigning world champions are going to be recognized with the esteemed President’s Award in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night. Gymnast Carlos Yulo and golfer Yuka Saso will be honored by the country’s sportswriting fraternity in the March 14 event for their respective feats of lifting Philippine sports in the […]

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Obiena fares badly this time, finishes 10th in France tourney

February 18, 2022 admin athletics, ej obiena, PATAFA, POC, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:41:47 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN Pole vaulter EJ Obiena suffered his worst showing of the season so far after placing 10th in the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Lievin Thursday, Feb. 17 (Friday in Manila).After dominating the Orlen Cup in Poland last week, where he recorded his season-best of 5.81 meters, Obiena fell out of contention in France […]