ERNEST JOHN “EJ” OBIENA clinched the men’s bronze medal on Monday at the World Athletics Championships—an announcement that he, indeed, has arrived and is now in the company of the elite in men’s pole vault. And he earned the podium finish alongside th…
Coo, Puentevella in PSA Forum
NEWLY-APPOINTED commissioner Bong Coo will join Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella in a two-part session of the online Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday. Coo, the 74-year-old legendary bowler, will disc…
Aspiring female Yao: 6-10 Han Xu making mark in WNBA, China
Han Xu understandably grew up idolizing Yao Ming, mesmerized by the giant shadow the 7-foot-6 Hall of Famer cast each time he stepped onto a National Basketball Association (NBA) court. Standing 6-foot-10, Han would like to emulate Yao’s impact—includi…
Felix postpones retirement for women’s 4×400 relay at worlds
Turns out, Allyson Felix hasn’t run her last race. The most decorated sprinter in US history will return to the world championships to race in the preliminaries of the women’s 4×400 relay Saturday. She said team officials coaxed her out of her brief re…
Brisbane 2032 marks 10 years out from Summer Olympics
Brisbane 2032 Olympic officials staged an event Saturday that not many other previous host cities have had the opportunity to celebrate: 10 years out until their Games begin. The east coast Australian city and capital of Queensland state was awarded th…
Brisbane 2032 marks 10 years out from Summer Olympics
Brisbane 2032 Olympic officials staged an event Saturday that not many other previous host cities have had the opportunity to celebrate: 10 years out until their Games begin. The east coast Australian city and capital of Queensland state was awarded th…
Hurdler Camacho-Quinn cherishes Olympic gold for Puerto Rico
This was what winning an Olympic gold medal for Puerto Rico looked like for hurdler Jasmine Camacho-Quinn: Billboards around San Juan featuring only her first name. A festive, flag-waving parade just for her. Meeting some of the country’s biggest digni…
Sydney McLaughlin shatters 400 hurdles record with 50.68
In the hurdles world before Sydney McLaughlin, it took years to shave fractions of seconds off records, and winning races didn’t always mean rewriting history. This once-in-a-lifetime athlete is obliterating that mindset as quickly as she’s destroying …
Obiena qualifies in final with 5.75-meter effort
ERNEST JOHN “EJ” OBIENA cleared 5.75 meters to on Saturday to advance to the men’s pole vault final of the World Athletics Championships at the Hayward field in Eugene, Oregon. Obiena was the only Asian who advanced to Sunday’s (early Monday in Manila)…
Aspiring female Yao: 6-10 Han Xu making mark in WNBA, China
Han Xu understandably grew up idolizing Yao Ming, mesmerized by the giant shadow the 7-foot-6 Hall of Famer cast each time he stepped onto a National Basketball Association (NBA) court. Standing 6-foot-10, Han would like to emulate Yao’s impact—includi…