Tag: Asian
Asian Games: Shanti Pereira ends Singapore athletics gold drought
Singapore’s Shanti Pereira celebrates winning the women’s 200m final athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 2, 2023. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP) When Shanti Pereira sprinted to Singapore’s first athletics Asian Games gold in 49 years no one was prouder than her parents watching…
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Asian Games: No podium for PH hurdlers Lauren Hoffman, Robyn Brown
FILE – Robyn Brown, right, competes in the women’s 400 meter hurdles during the OC Classic at JSerra Catholic High School on May 07, 2022 in San Juan Capistrano, California. Katharine Lotze/Getty Images/AFP HANGZHOU, China—Lauren Hoffman and Robyn Brown sprang out of the starting blocks at full throttle but weren’t fast enough to seize a…
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Taiwanese athletes welcomed at Asian Games but still can’t compete under their flag
Taiwan’s athletes and team officials arrive during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) SHAOXING, China — Taiwan’s baseball team took the field Tuesday sporting caps and jerseys not with “T” for Taiwan, but “CT,” for Chinese Taipei. China claims the democratic self-governing…
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Asian Games: John Tolentino, Kristina Knott barely miss podium
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Athletics – Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China – October 1, 2023 Philippines’ John Tolentino in action during the men’s 110m hurdles round 1 heat 2 HANGZHOU, China—John Tolentino breezed through the qualifying heats but couldn’t pull through in the medal race on Monday night. The Filipino-Spanish hurdler crossed…
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Gilas Women ousted by South Korea in Asian Games
Gilas Pilipinas Women in the 19th Asian Games. MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Asian Games campaign ended at the hands of South Korea on Monday night following a 93-71 loss in Hangzhou, China. The Koreans dealt damage from inside and out for an early lead that kept Gilas in catch-up mode for most of the game…
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Asian Games: PH bows out of contention in baseball
Philippine men’s baseball team. PHOTO/ Baseball Federation of Asia Facebook MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine men’s baseball team was eliminated from super round contention after being dealt a 2-0 loss by host China on Monday in the Hangzhou Asian Games at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Center. The Filipino batters couldn’t capitalize on a scoring situation before allowing…
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Asian Games: Elreen Ando bags weightlifting bronze
The Philippines’ Elreen Ann Ando competes in the women’s 64kg group A weightlifting competition during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 2, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) HANGZHOU, China—Elreen Ann Ando redeemed herself from a disastrous campaign in the continental championships by picking up…
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PH Blu Girls miss out on Asian Games medal after heartbreaker
FILE– PH Blu Girls in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Photo Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine Blu Girls suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Chinese Taipei after a baserunning blunder ended their bid to bring home a first-ever bronze medal in the women’s softball competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Monday.…
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Asian Games: Lauren Hoffman, Robyn Brown reach 400m hurdles final
FILE – The Philippines’ Robyn Brown celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the women’s 400m hurdles final during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi on May 17, 2022. (Photo by Ye Aung Thu / AFP) HANGZHOU, China—Filipino-heritage hurdlers Lauren Hoffman and Robyn Brown advanced to the women’s…
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Eumir Marcial assured of Asian Games bronze with KO win over Thai
Eumir Marcial wins by knockout to secure at least a bronze medal at the Asian Games.–ASIAN. GAMES POOL HANGZHOU, China—Eumir Marcial is on a major mission to earn a return trip to next year’s Paris Olympics. Marcial moved closer to realizing that goal after knocking out Southeast Asian Games champion Weerapon Jongjoho on Sunday night…
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