POC chief welcomes possible Tokyo Olympics delay, says 2021 sched ‘ideal’

June Navarro 03/24/2020

Instead of being consumed by regret, Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol”’ Tolentino sees a silver lining on the possible postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. “More Filipinos will have more chances to qualify. A postponement would mean…

Magno pulverizes Tajik foe for Olympic slot

June Navarro 03/12/2020

Irish Magno gave 19-year-old Sumaiya Qosimova a neat clinic in the Asia and Oceania Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday night to seize a spot in the coming Tokyo Olympics, becoming the fourth Filipino…

POC athletes commission eyes more projects for the youth

June Navarro 01/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines–Filipino athletes will collectively go out of their way to get more children into sports. Olympian swimmer Jessie Lacuna announced on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, that the athletes’ commission of the Philippine Olympic Committee would engage…

National training center among priorities of PSC again

June Navarro 01/08/2020

Manila, Philippines–The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will now shift its attention back to building the much-desired sports complex for the national athletes. “We are doing our best to make this longtime dream come true,” said PSC chairman…

Tokyo Olympic hopefuls get busy early

June Navarro 01/03/2020

Team Philippines has a clear objective of sending more qualifiers to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics than usual, with over 70 Filipino athletes from various sports seeking coveted spots in the first quarter of the year. Weightlifters, headlined…

Vietnam is ground for PH to prove SEA Games overall win is no fluke

June Navarro 01/02/2020

As the focus shifts to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, sustaining the gains of Team Philippines in the recent 30th Southeast Asian Games should not be disregarded. Top officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine…

Duterte pledges P100M to help train Tokyo Olympics qualifiers

June Navarro 12/23/2019

Filipino athletes who qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics won’t have to worry about logistical support anymore, after President Duterte pledged a war chest of P100 million for their training and exposure in a bid to end…

Cebu’s Margielyn Didal among flag-bearers in Southeast Asian Games opening

June Navarro 11/08/2019

World champion gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo will light the cauldron in the 30th Southeast Asian Games while six athletes, led by Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz, and Cebu’s skateboard champ Margielyn Didal, will carry the flag during…

Renovation of old facilities seen as rebirth of PH sports

June Navarro 11/07/2019

MANILA, Philippines — There are several promising athletes that remain untapped to this day due to the lack of sports facilities. With the renovation of facilities inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila and Philsports in…

Cayetano guarantees Philippine hosting of Sea Games will run smoothly

June Navarro 10/30/2019

CLARK, Pampanga—Exactly a month before the biggest sportsfest in the region unfolds, Philippine organizers have guaranteed that the 30th Southeast Asian Games will proceed smoothly as planned. House Speaker and Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee chair…

Family comes first

June Navarro 10/17/2019

World champions Caloy Yulo and Nesthy Petecio had always prayed—and worked so hard—for improved environments for their families. Their dreams of comfortable homes will finally turn into a reality after both received their cash incentives from the…

Phisgoc expects about 35k people to seek SEA Games accreditation

June Navarro 09/20/2019

By sheer number of personnel alone, the 30th Southeast Asian Games will be one colossal undertaking never done before in the regional meet’s history. The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) announced on Thursday, September 19,…

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