USC harvests 39 gold medals, rules Cesafi swimming tilt anew 

Glendale G. Rosal 11/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of San Carlos (USC) Torpedo Warriors dominated the one-day Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) swimming competition 2023 held on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at their own turf in the USC…

Malilay captures gold in World Youth Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Abu Dhabi

Glendale G. Rosal 11/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bemedalled international Jiu-Jitsu champion Ellise Xoe Malilay added another feather to her already decorated cap after winning a gold medal in the Abu Dhabi World Youth Jiu-Jitsu Championships in Abu Dhabi, UAE on…

EJ Obiena honored to get cheers from Chinese-dominated crowd at Asian Games

Lance Agcaoili 10/07/2023

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena not only earned a historic Asian Games gold medal, but he also won the hearts of the Chinese-dominated 80,000 fans at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium. The World No.2 pole vaulter admitted that…

Joy and pride for Filipino fans as Gilas wins basketball gold in Asian Games

Agence France Presse 10/07/2023

Filipinos roared in joy and relief as the Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team ended decades of heartbreak by winning its first Asian Games gold medal in 61 years. Many in the basketball-crazy nation of 110 million people were…

EJ Obiena receives P10M in financial boost to support campaign in 2024 Paris Olympics

Lance Agcaoili 10/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena received P10 million from his high school alma mater, Chiang Kai Shek College, to support his campaign in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Fresh from a gold medal finish in the 19th Asian Games…

Korean dancesport couple wins gold in adult category of the WDSF Cebu Open 2023

Glendale G. Rosal 09/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Korean dancesport couple Hoon Jung and Yeeun Lee captured the gold medal in the standard adult category of the ongoing World Dance Sport Federation (WDSF) Cebu Open 2023. Jung and Lee were just…

PADS surpasses 2019 gold medal count in IDBF world championships

Glendale G. Rosal 08/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Accessible Disability Services Inc. (PADS) Dragon Boat Team harvested three more gold medals in the penultimate of the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Pattaya, Thailand,…

Sweet revenge: Coach Rasmo praises Bahay as Magis Eagles beat NU for Palaro gold

Glendale G. Rosal 08/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Multi-titled high school basketball coach Rommel Rasmo of the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles commended his team captain Jared Bahay for delivering a stellar gold-medal performance in the Palarong Pambansa…

Elreen Ando wins gold in SWP National Championships; earns slot in 2023 Asian Games

Glendale G. Rosal 07/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—- Cebuana Olympian Elreen Ando easily bagged the gold medal in the women’s 64 kilogram division in the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) National Championships in Bacolod City on Friday, July 14, 2023. Ando, who…

Christian Standhardinger retires from Gilas Pilipinas

Denison Rey Dalupang 05/20/2023

MANILA, Philippines—Christian Standhardinger, the high-IQ and high-motor Ginebra star who broke into the Philippine basketball lore by playing for the national team, has retired from Gilas Pilipinas duty. The Filipino-German forward made the announcement in a lengthy…

2 Cebu athletes win gold medals on final day of 32nd SEAG in Cambodia

Glendale G. Rosal 05/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebuano athletes put the pedal to the metal in the last day of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) after clinching two more gold medals and several podium finishes in the last day of…

A historic lift: Ando ends Cebu’s 32-year SEAG weightlifting gold medal drought

Glendale G. Rosal 05/16/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The record-setting gold medal lift of Elreen Ando in the women’s -59-kilogram division of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) was the first gold medal for someone who came from Cebu since 1991.…

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