ANS teams bag sepak takraw gold medals in Cebu City Olympics

Glendale G. Rosal 03/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Abellana National School (ANS) or Unit 9 swept the secondary division sepak takraw events in the 30th Cebu City Olympics on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC)…

Webmasters eye secondary division champion crown as Cebu City Olympics goes on its last 2 days

Glendale G. Rosal 03/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters are nearing a lopsided finish in the medal standings in the final two days of the 30th Cebu City Olympics this weekend in various venues around the…

30th Cebu City Olympics opens amid tougher qualifying requirements for Palaro

Glendale G. Rosal 03/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 30th Cebu City Olympics made its return at the Cebu City Sports Center (CCSC) on Friday, March 24, after more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With its…

BFP-7 dominates 7th National Fire Olympics

Wenilyn Sabalo 03/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7) emerged as the overall champion in the recently concluded 7th National Fire Olympics (NFO) held at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City…

World Tour Cebu Masters: 14 teams battle this weekend for FIBA 3×3 supremacy

Glendale G. Rosal 09/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is more to the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas FIBA 3×3 World Tour Cebu Masters than being a basketball extravaganza. This FIBA international 3×3 tournament is set to unfold this weekend, Oct. 1-2, 2022 at…

Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam to receive a house and lot from Cebu Landmasters

PR 08/07/2021

Leading developer in VisMin Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) announced it is gifting Olympic Silver Medalist boxer Carlo Paalam a 3.6M house and lot (townhouse) in its subdivision project Velmiro Uptown CDO, located in the prime Upper Canitoan…

Carlo Paalam gets Olympic boxing silver in PH’s best campaign yet

MARK GIONGCO 08/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Carlo Paalam used to pick up garbage with his father in Cagayan de Oro to make ends meet. A decade later, Paalam, now one of the best flyweight boxers in the world, collected his…

World’s top two teams face make-or-break Olympic hoops clash

Agence France Presse 08/02/2021

One of the world’s top two teams will be heading home from the Olympics Tuesday after the US and Spain were thrust together in the men’s basketball quarterfinals, a rematch of their 2008 and 2012 gold medal…

Hidilyn’s battle: Woman vs. machine

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 08/01/2021

In a recent interview with ABS-CBN News, Hidilyn Diaz, the 30-year-old Filipina weightlifter who won the country’s first-ever Olympic gold, summed up her feelings thus: “I couldn’t believe I did it… at last I beat China.” She…

Diaz gets P5M more from PSC

Dale Rosal 07/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) provided an additional P5-million cash incentive for the country’s first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz.  Diaz, who bagged the country’s historic gold medal in the women’s -55 kilogram category of…

Proud Cebuana mom: Kiyomi is physically, mentally prepared 

Glendale G. Rosal 07/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Even before Kiyomi Watanabe sets foot on the mat in the biggest competition of her life, her ever-supportive mother, Irene Sarausad, is already very proud of her for reaching the Olympics.  Watanabe, the…

First COVID-19 case found at athletes’ village, stoking fears ahead of Olympics

Reuters 07/17/2021

TOKYO—Tokyo Olympics organizers said on Saturday a person has tested positive for COVID-19 at the athletes’ village, the first case at a site where most competitors will be staying, raising new doubts over promises of a “safe…

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