CARLOS YULO’S in town to celebrate with loved ones his victories at the Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian Games where he won five gold medals and at the Ninth Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Doha where he bagged three titles. Intimately ce…
Capistrano takes over after Juico resigns as PATAFA president
PHILIP ELLA JUICO stepped down as president of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) on Saturday. Juico, 74, resigned after eight years as president. He said he’ll focus on his family and businesses. He tendered his resignation …
DUTERTE LEADS GROUNDBREAKING RITES OF PSTC
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Roa Duterte led the groundbreaking rites of the Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC) in Bagac, Bataan on Friday, which will serve as a new state-of-the-art sports training facility for national athletes. The President highlighted …
Briones highlights potential of sports academy at NCC
SPORTS development is one of the critical components of great civilizations, outgoing Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones said during the final inspection of facilities of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) at the New Clark City on Tuesday in…
Yulo on track in Doha
WORLD champion Carlos Yulo was on course to stamping his mark anew by leading the qualification round of the men’s all-around of the Ninth Senior Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships on Thursday at the Aspire Academy in Doha, Qatar. Yulo, world floo…
Ramos lone representative in world tilt
ROSE JEAN RAMOS will be the lone Filipino competitor in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships set from June 11 to 18 in Leon, Mexico. Ramos, a neighbor of Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz in Barangay Mampang in Za…
Japanese, Thais train in earnest for VNL tourney
JAPAN and Thailand have already settled down in the official hotel as the two Asian powerhouse teams begin their preparation in earnest for Week 2 of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) set from June 14 to 19 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. First to arr…