Tabal, Erediano, Ruiz: ‘Home sweet home’ for the Christmas break, then back to training

Mars G. Alison 12/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With their grueling schedule for trainings and competitions, we sometimes wonder if athletes ever take a break during the holidays. For Cebuana marathon Olympian Mary Joy Tabal, she at least gets a day…

Cebuanos in SEA Games: 19 golds, 17 silvers, 23 bronze medals

Mars G. Alison 12/11/2019

PASIG CITY, Philippines—Cebuanos have contributed a total of 19 gold medals, 17 silver and 23 bronze medals to the historic overall 149-117-119 medal tally of Team Philippines in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), which will have…

Joy Tabal remembers marathoner Rafael Poliquit: ‘He was a fighter’

Mars G. Alison 04/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A fighter.  This is how Cebu Olympian Mary Joy Tabal will fondly remember fellow National Milo Marathon champion Rafael Poliquit, who passed away on Thursday afternoon, April 11, 2019, after succumbing to complications…

Joy Tabal proud of latest feat of fellow bisaya June Mar Fajardo in PBA

Brian J. Ochoa 04/07/2018

With Cebuano basketball superstar June Mar Fajardo leading the San Miguel Beermen to a historic fourth straight PBA Philippine Cup crown on Friday night, one happy fan was fellow Visayan athlete and Olympian Mary Joy Tabal. The…

Why Joy Tabal is invincible in the nat’l running scene

Glendale G. Rosal 02/18/2018

Unbeatable? Can anyone beat Mary Joy Tabal in footraces within the country? At the moment, it seems that no one can. The 28-year-old Tabal proved that she owned the long distance running scene in the country after…

Joy Tabal back on her feet, rules 21k of 7-Eleven Run

Glendale G. Rosal 02/04/2018

Moving on If her performance in the 7-Eleven Run was to be the gauge, it seems that Mary Joy Tabal has now moved on from a painful chapter of her life. Competing for the first time since…

OFF TO RIO

Glendale G. Rosal 08/01/2016

Cebuana Olympian Joy Tabal wraps up Japan training, heads to Brazil The Philippines’ lone bet in women’s marathon in this year’s Olympics, Cebuana Mary Joy Tabal, will be leaving for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today after a…

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