Tag: Asian
Gilas Final 12 for Asian Games ‘excited, motivated’, says Tim Cone
Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone during the team’s opening training with the Gilas Women’s team on Thursday at Philsports Arena. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas is just more than a week away from competing in the pandemic-delayed 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, and interim coach Tim Cone is ready for it. And so is…
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North Korea set to end years-long sporting isolation at Asian Games
Bronze medallists from North Korea celebrate during the medal ceremony for the women artistic swimming competition during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on August 29, 2018. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) North Korea has 191 athletes signed up for the Asian Games starting next week, according to organizers, suggesting the country is poised…
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Kayla Sanchez on track to end swimming dry spell at Asian Games
Kayla Sanchez—PHOTO BY JUNE NAVARRO When Kayla Sanchez announced her decision to switch nationalities and represent the Philippines there was excitement over the promise of medals in major competitions. In the Asian Games (Asiad), that promise will be on full display, ready to deliver. Sanchez will compete in the women’s 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle as…
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China names Asian Games team, outlines ‘political’ mission
FILE PHOTO: Yu Wang of China during the 2018 Asian Games men’s high jump. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo BEIJING–China unveiled on Tuesday its 886-strong team and its sporting and political goals for the Hangzhou Asian Games which start this month, a year later than planned due to China’s COVID situation and restrictions. The Chinese team, who…
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Asian Games will be ‘new beginning’ for biggest-ever South Korea team
FILE – The Unified Korea delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno main stadium in Jakarta on August 18, 2018. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) The Asian Games will be a “new beginning” for South Korean sport, a top official said, with badminton world number…
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National coach eyes versatile Gilas Pilipinas squad for Asian Games, seeks entry list change
Terrence Romeo (left) and Calvin Abueva are no strangers to the national program. —FIBA PHOTOS Twelve names, one alternate. Call it the Tim Cone dozen, the Gilas Pilipinas squad that will be sent to the 19th Asian Games (Asiad), who convened Monday morning at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. It is a team with very…
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Alfrancis Chua bench post also helped convince Tim Cone take on Asian Games job
Tim Cone at the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Sure, Tim Cone would have never accepted the Gilas Pilipinas coaching post without the blessing and urging of San Miguel Corp.’s (SMC) top executive Ramon Ang. But the seasoned coach said he returned to the national team saddle on the fulfillment of another condition: that Alfrancis…
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Half of Gilas World Cup squad likely out for Asian Games gold quest – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas huddles during a game against the Dominican Republic in the Fiba World Cup. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Gilas Pilipinas ignited revelries all over the country when it closed out what had been a turbulent Fiba World Cup campaign with a 96-75 victory over great Asian rival China on Saturday night. It was supposed to give…
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China not yet worrying about Asian teams Olympics race, says Serbian coach – rezal404
FILE–China’s Serbian coach Aleksandar Djrodjevic. -FIBA BASKETBALL While Gilas Pilipinas has already started putting the Paris Olympics in its crosshairs, a perennial rival and continental heavyweight is staying right in the moment for now. Aleksandar Đorđević, the former Serbian national coach who now mentors China, said he had not begun worrying about such a scenario.…
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Asian teams jockey for best finish – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ bid for an Olympic berth via the World Cup will run through the Dominican Republic again. —FIBA National coach Chot Reyes and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas have written down the target for Gilas Pilipinas: Two wins. The number has more to do with improving the federation’s best performance in the Fiba (International…
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