Petecio bows out of Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi

Glendale G. Rosal 03/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Olympic silver medalist in boxing, Nesthy Petecio, revealed that she fought through with menstruation in her Round of 16 loss in the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi, India,…

Inclusive or unfair? Transgender weightlifter sparks Olympic debate

Agence France Presse 08/01/2021

TOKYO, Japan  – Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard makes her Olympic debut in Tokyo on Monday, with the New Zealander’s historic appearance igniting heated debate on one of sport’s most divisive issues. Hubbard was born male and competed…

Olympic hopefuls get bigger piece of the pie from PSC

June Navarro 06/05/2020

There will be no shortage of support from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for athletes favored to clinch a spot in the Tokyo Olympics, with Chair William “Butch” Ramirez making the assurance less than a week after…

Rising above adversity

Musong R. Castillo - Reporter / @MusongINQ 09/06/2019

BEIJING—Robert Bolick is quite a unique individual for the simple reason that he is never satisfied in life, most especially his career. He’s been trying to prove himself at every level—from college, to the D-League, to the…

Two Filipino boxers secure berths for Youth Olympic Games

Inquirer.net 04/25/2018

BOXING brothers Cris Russu Laurente and Criztian Pitt Laurente outclassed their respective foes in the Asian Youth Championships in Bangkok Tuesday night to secure spots in this year’s Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Criz Ruzzu…

McDonald’s ends Olympic sponsorship 3 years early

AP 06/16/2017

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Fast-food chain McDonald’s has ended its Olympic sponsorship deal three years early. The International Olympic Committee says confidential financial terms of the immediate separation were agreed to. IOC marketing director Timo Lumme says “we…

UC Webmasters pull away

Glendale G. Rosal 11/12/2016

Secondary division defending champions University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters continue to pack in the gold medals and pull away from the rest of the field in the penultimate day of the 26th Cebu City Olympics held in…

Olympian Diaz now in Cebu

Glendale G. Rosal 09/02/2016

Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz is in Cebu to serve as a guest speaker in this Sunday’s “Process Of Building Olympians” seminar to be held at the City Sports Club Cebu. Diaz arrived Cebu at 8:45 a.m.…

Pressure building up for Cebuana Olympian

Glendale G. Rosal 07/27/2016

Entering her final week of training in Japan, the country’s Marathon Queen Mary Joy Tabal admitted that the pressure she feels is starting to build up as the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nears. The…

FilAm tanker falters in US Olympic Trials

John Carlo Villaruel 06/30/2016

FILIPINO-AMERICAN swimmer Maxime Rooney was unable to fulfill his Olympic dreams as he fell one place short of making it into the final round of the U.S Olympic Trials yesterday in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. The 18-year-old Rooney,…

‘Juma’ the jaguar killed in Olympic torch event

06/23/2016

A jaguar named Juma trotted out for the Olympic torch’s passage through Brazil’s Amazon was killed shortly afterward when it escaped its handlers and threatened a vet, the Brazilian military said on Tuesday. The feline — whose…

TCC volley team gears up for June tilt

Jade S. Violeta 12/01/2014

The four-man Team Cebu City (TCC) Men’s Beach Volleyball squad will start their training soon for the next Olympic Qualifying tournament. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) beach volleyball consultant Eric LeCain said yesterday that the qualifying tournament will…

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