Tag: Asian
LIVE UPDATES: Hangzhou Asian Games September 24
The action in the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 in 2023 officially kicked off in Hangzhou, China starting September 24. The pandemic-delayed continental meet opened on Saturday with the parade of nations at Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Saturday night. The Philippines has 396 athletes from 40 sports in this year’s Asian Games. First gold medal…
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Asian Games: PH taekwondo eyes medal windfall like in Doha 2006
FILE–Jocel Ninobla. HANGZHOU, China—Should luck and the judges’ admiration come to their aid, poomsae aces Jocel Lyn Ninobla and King Patrick Perez might well be the first Filipinos on the medal stand of the 19th Asian Games. Both of them Southeast Asian Games champions early this year, Perez is No. 4 in the rankings of…
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Alex Eala faces tough road to Asian Games podium
FILE – Alex Eala during the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz. Photo from Alex Eala’s Facebook HANGZHOU, China—Tennis prodigy Alex Eala secured an opening-round bye in women’s singles during the draw on Saturday before the 19th Asian Games officially got off the ground. The 18-year-old Eala clinched the fourth seeding in the tournament after a series of impressive…
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Asian Games: Agatha Wong eyes another podium finish
Southeast Asian Games – Wushu – Chroy Changvar Convention Centre Hall A, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 12, 2023 Philippines’ Agatha Chrystenzen Fernandez Wong celebrates winning gold in the women’s Taijijian during the medal ceremony REUTERS/Cindy Liu HANGZHOU, China—Agatha Wong has adapted to juggling her time between training and medical school. Although both are demanding,…
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Gilas’ Asian Games roster woes stay status quo
Gilas Pilipinas huddles after beating Changwon in a tuneup game at PhilSports Arena.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Less than 24 hours before Gilas Pilipinas’ flight for the 19th Asian Games in China, interim national coach Tim Cone offered no resolution to the manpower woes hounding the program. “We don’t have anything,” Cone told a pair of reporters…
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SCHEDULE: Gilas Pilipinas at Hangzhou Asian Games basketball
Joint practice between the Asian Games-bound Gilas men’s and women’s basketball team. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net The Gilas Pilipinas teams begin their 5×5 basketball campaigns at the Asian Games 2022 in 2023 starting September 26 in several venues in Hangzhou, China. In men’s basketball, 16 teams are divided into four groups of four. The men’s Gilas team,…
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POC pins Asian Games bid on men this time
Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO HANGZHOU, China—Women power was at the heart of a magnificent Philippine finish back in the 2018 Asian Games (Asiad) in Indonesia. It would be nice if Filipino male athletes could earn their share of the spotlight this time. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol’ Tolentino reiterated on Friday his…
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Unselfish play key for Gilas in Asian Games, says Kouame
Ange Kouame.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—For Ange Kouame, ball movement will be one of Gilas Pilipinas’ main weapons in the Asian Games. Kouame, who finished with six points, two assists and two blocks in 15 minutes, said that Gilas’ system under interim coach Tim Cone relies heavily on playing unselfish basketball. “It was great. The system…
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Filipinas beat Hong Kong in Asian Games opener
Filipinas’ Katrina Guillou during a match against Hong Kong at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–PILIPINAS WNFT PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines scored two goals late to survive upset-minded Hong Kong, 3-1, on Friday and give new coach Mark Torcaso a winning start to his tenure in the women’s football competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games…
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Asian Games: Joanie Delgaco reaches rowing final
PH rower Joanie Delgaco at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. –JUNE NAVARRO/INQUIRER HANGZHOU, China—Rower Joanie Delgaco stormed out of the gates and wound up second in her semifinal heat on Friday to advance into the medal race of the women’s single sculls in the 19th Asian Games at the Fuyang Water Sports Center. Delgaco,…
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