Paris Olympics: As gender row engulfs boxing, what is testosterone?

Agence France Presse 08/02/2024

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked a row after she was disqualified from a previous competition over reportedly high levels of testosterone. Figures such as…

Algerian boxer with gender issue wins Olympic fight in 46 seconds

08/01/2024

Paris, France–Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, pummelled her Italian opponent in 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, August 1, 2024, to spark an angry reaction from Prime Minister Giorgia…

Mary Joy Tabal-Jimenez reminisces bittersweet Olympic journey

Glendale G. Rosal 08/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  One of the most resilient and inspiring stories from the Olympics belongs to Cebuana marathoner Mary Joy Tabal. Her journey to the 2016 Rio Olympics was riddled with obstacles, controversies, and triumphs that…

The perfect surf shot: Gabriel Media Olympic photo is one for the ages

07/31/2024

Teahupo’o, France–AFP photographer Jerome Brouillet knew to expect fireworks when he saw Brazilian Olympic surfer Gabriel Medina paddle into one of the day’s biggest waves at one of the world’s heaviest surf breaks. What he didn’t know was that his picture…

Paris Olympics: US men’s basketball team rolls past Serbia 110-84

Associated Press 07/29/2024

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — LeBron James was feeling some nervousness, some butterflies, maybe even a bit of angst as he listened to the national anthem play before his first Olympic game in 12 years. It all went away…

Olympic icon Felix making presence felt at Paris Games

Agence France Presse 07/27/2024

Allyson Felix may have finally hung up her spikes after a glittering career that spanned three decades and five Olympics, but the track and field icon is still making her presence felt at the Paris Games. The 38-year-old…

Paris holds its breath for Olympics opening and superstar Nadal

07/26/2024

Paris, France–Paris was counting down the hours to the most ambitious Olympics opening ceremony in history on the river Seine, as tennis icon Rafael Nadal was fighting an injury battle which could shatter his gold medal dreams.…

Olympic 800m champion Mu in tears as fall ends Paris dream

Agence France Presse 06/25/2024

Reigning women’s Olympic 800 metres champion Athing Mu will not defend her title at next month’s Paris Games after suffering a dramatic fall at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon on Monday. The 22-year-old, one of the sensations of the…

Carlo Paalam advances to medal round of Olympic qualifiers

Glendale G. Rosal 06/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines– Carlo Paalam pulled himself closer to earning a spot to the Paris Games after advancing to the medal round of the ongoing 2nd World Boxing Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday evening, May…

Ceniza is 3rd Cebuano weightlifter in history to qualify for the Olympics

Glendale G. Rosal 04/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — John Febuar Ceniza etched a historic milestone in his weightlifting career as the third Cebuano lifter who made it into the Olympics. The 25-year-old Cebuano served as the third one from Cebu to…

Cebuano weightlifter Ceniza vows to give all to qualify for Olympics

Glendale G. Rosal 03/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters’ ace weightlifter John Febuar Ceniza vows to give his best to qualify for the Paris Olympics scheduled later this year. Ceniza is one of the two Cebuano weightlifters,…

Fajardo, AJ Edu out for Gilas in first window of Asia Cup Qualifiers

02/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines— June Mar Fajardo and AJ Edu and announced on Monday that they will not be joining the Gilas Pilipinas in the first window of the qualifiers slated on Thursday and Sunday. Edu will be sidelined…

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