Rio Olympics – Thinking Port

Thai lifters out of SEAG

March 28, 2019 admin Monico Puentevella, Rio Olympics, sea games. seag, southeast asian games, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:04:20 +0000

By Nick Giongco It seems like the Philippines will turn the weightlifting venue into their playground during the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Weightlifting chief Monico Puentevella bared on Thursday that Thailand, a world powerhouse in the sport, has withdrawn from sending lifters not only to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and other major meets but in […]

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Rio Olympian Lariba passes away at 24

September 2, 2018 admin Ian Lariba, latest stories, Manila Times, manilatimes, news, obituary, Rio Olympics, Sports, table tennis, yan-yan lariba

OLYMPIAN Ian “Yan-yan” Lariba died on Sunday night, according to a statement from Philippine Table Tennis Federation President Ting Ledesma. She was 24. Lariba, 24, was stricken with leukemia, which she battled for more than a year after her Olympic stint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. She was the first Filipino to compete […]

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