Tag: Bronze
Paris bronze just fuels Villegas’ drive, but will boxing be in LA28?
Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu and The Philippines’ Aira Villegas (Blue) compete in the women’s 50kg semi-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) Don’t get her wrong, but Aira Villegas isn’t entirely satisfied with her feat in the…
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Alas Pilipinas lays ‘Worlds’ foundation with bronze finish
Antonio Frigoni (with glasses) is pointing his squad toward the World Championships. —CONTRIBUTED/SAVA Josh Ybañez thrived as a libero for Alas Pilipinas during the SEA V.League first leg. “I’m happy with my new role here at Alas and I’m learning a lot from my coaches,” Ybañez, a two-time MVP in the UAAP for University of…
Read MoreFrigoni says SEA VLeague bronze just the start for Alas Pilipinas
Alas Pilipinas coach Angiolino Frigoni during the SEA VLeague first leg.–SAVA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — For Italian coach Angiolino Frigoni, earning a SEA VLeague first leg bronze medal in his Alas Pilipinas debut is a good start for the program. In his debut last Friday, Alas gave Frigoni a winning start but he stressed that…
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Romania gymnast Barbosu gets contested Olympic bronze
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu poses with the bronze medal for her women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after receiving it during a ceremony at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. American gymnast Jordan Chiles called an arbitration panel’s decision that dropped her out…
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Olympics 2024: USA gymnast Jordan Chiles receives online racist abuse after losing her bronze medal | Olympics News
Gymnast Jordan Chiles says she received online racist abuse after losing her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics in controversial fashion. “I am overwhelmed by the love I have received over the past few days,” Chiles said to begin her statement on social media site X. “While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating…
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US gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze after court ruling
Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) PARIS — American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport’s highest court voided…
Read MoreAlas Pilipinas bags second straight bronze in SEA VLeague
Alas Pilipinas in the SEA VLeague second leg.–Photo from SAVA Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Solomon, Sisi Rondina, and Jema Galanza formed a potent combo to complete Alas Pilipinas’ SEA VLeague stint with another bronze medal in the second leg on Sunday in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Down two sets to one, Galanza provided the spark…
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Olympics 2024: Noah Williams snatches bronze for Team GB in men’s 10m platform diving final | Olympics News
Britain’s Noah Williams snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 10m platform final on the penultimate day of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 24-year-old produced a brilliant comeback to challenge for a podium place towards the end of the competition. Williams was fourth going into the fourth round, but some over-rotation caused him to drop…
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Aira Villegas receives bronze medal in Olympics debut
Bronze medalist of Philippines’ Aira Villegas poses during a medals ceremony for the women’s 50 kg final boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) MANILA, Philippines— Team Philippines’ Aira Villegas on Saturday officially received the newest addition to her growing hardware: a Paris Olympics 2024…
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Olympics 2024: Cindy Ngamba stars for refugee team to finish with historic bronze medal in Paris | Boxing News
Cindy Ngamba’s inspiring Olympic campaign for the refugee team came to an end in Paris on Thursday. She lost a split-decision verdict in the middleweight semi-final to Panama’s Atheyna Bylon at Roland Garros. It means Ngamba finishes with a bronze medal, a historic achievement nevertheless. She is the first refugee athlete to medal at an…
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