Asian Games: Cebu’s Didal, with hurting foot, loses skateboard title 

June Navarro 09/27/2023

HANGZHOU, China—Cebuana Margielyn Didal lost her title in women’s Street Style Skateboarding of the 19th Asian Games being held in Hangzhou, China on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Bothered by her foot which required surgery 11 months ago,…

Didal of Cebu advances to Asian Games women’s skateboarding final

June Navarro 09/26/2023

HANGZHOU, China—Margielyn Didal finished sixth in the qualification phase and advanced to the finals of skateboarding’s women’s street on Tuesday in the 19th Asian Games. The event’s defending champion registered 41.53 points on her second run and…

Asian Games: Cebu’s Didal shoots for another gold

June Navarro 09/22/2023

Cebuana Margielyn Didal will work on building her confidence as she defends her title in the Asian Games, which begins this weekend in Hangzhou, China. Didal remains a work in progress as far as revitalizing her drive…

Danao City now has a skate park

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Danao City just unveiled its latest attraction which caters to skateboarding enthusiasts. Last June 3, 2023, the city government of Danao officially opened the Danao City Skate Park. A ceremony also marked the…

Pogoy relishes experience with Gullas Cup

Glendale G. Rosal 12/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Roger Ray Pogoy, one of Cebu’s brightest basketball stars, considers the annual Gullas Cup basketball tournament as his stepping stone to stardom. The Gullas Cup returns after more than two years of hiatus…

Tony Hawk says he gets Margielyn Didal’s pun in her post during her Olympic stint

Immae Lachica 07/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebuana skateboarder Margielyn Didal made her Olympic debut last week and shared a photo with skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. Didal who is known to be perky and a comedienne gave her fans something to…

Skateboarder Didal: I am proud to represent country

Glendale G. Rosal 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuana skateboarder Margielyn Didal held her head high despite placing seventh overall in the women’s street skateboarding competition in her Olympics debut earlier today in Tokyo, Japan.  According to the 22-year-old Didal, the…

Cebu’s Margielyn Didal finishes 7th in street skate as Tokyo Olympics bid ends

Bong Lozada 07/26/2021

MANILA, Philippines—Cebuana Margielyn Didal finished seventh out of eight skaters in the final of the women’s skateboarding street event of her maiden Olympics campaign in Tokyo on Monday, July 26, 2021. Fighting through an apparent ankle sprain,…

Despite falling short, Cebuana skateboarder Didal wins hearts of netizens

Immae Lachica 07/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebuana skateboarder Margeilyn Didal may not have won a medal after placing seventh in the street discipline of skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics, but she surely gained a lot more fans with her perky attitude all…

Tokyo Olympics: Margielyn Didal advances to skateboarding final

Francis T.J. Ochoa 07/26/2021

TOKYO–Margielyn Didal qualified for the finals of the street discipline of skateboarding in the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, July 26, 2021, at Ariake Urban Sports Park. Ranking as high as third in the preliminaries, Didal survived a…

Didal flies home after clinching Tokyo berth

June Navarro 06/19/2021

Margielyn Didal finally arrived home in Cebu after almost two months out of the country chasing a Tokyo Olympics berth. “My parents and siblings play a very important part in my career. I’m doing this not only…

Asian, regional champion Margielyn Didal is 10th PH Olympian

Marc Anthony Reyes 06/06/2021

Margielyn Didal, the reigning Asian Games and Southeast Asian Games skateboarding champ, is wheeling to Tokyo as the country’s 10th chaser of its first ever Olympic gold. With her semifinal finish in the ongoing Street World Championships-Olympics…

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