Before home crowd, Cray seeks Olympic standard

Eric Cray (middle) is one of the tracksters looking to join Team Philippines in Paris. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Eric Cray feels there’s no better place to punch a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics than in front of a supportive home crowd. And the six-time Southeast Asian Games 400-meter hurdles champion has set that benchmark for…

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Cray leads Philippine hurdlers crew eyeing Paris tickets

Eric Cray (middle) is one of the tracksters looking to join Team Philippines in Paris. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES—Don’t be surprised if the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) will be the largest delegation of Team Philippines in the coming Paris Olympics. By the end of qualification come June 30, at least…

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PH hurdler Eric Cray, long jumper Janry Ubas boost Paris bid

Southeast Asian Games – Badminton – Morodok Techo Badminton Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 11, 2023 Philippines’ Eric Shaun Cray in action during the Men’s 400m Hurdles Final REUTERS/Jeremy Lee MANILA, Philippines–Eric Cray and Janry Ubas bolstered their Paris Olympic bids over the weekend and they are bound to strengthen their cause in the…

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FA Cup first-round draw: Charlton Athletic to host Cray Valley Paper Mills | Football News

League One Charlton Athletic will host neighbours Cray Valley Paper Mills of the Isthmian League South East Division in the FA Cup first round. Kyrell Lisbie plays in attack for the Millers, following in the footsteps of his dad Kevin, who spent 11 years at Charlton until 2007 and later four years with the non-league…

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Eric Cray misses chance to qualify for Paris Olympics with 7th place in worlds – rezal404

FILE – Eric Shauwn Brazas Cray from the Philippines races ahead of Edwin Halomoan Binsar (#0205) from Indonesia in the men’s 400m hurdles athletics event at the SEA Games in Clark, Capas, Tarlac province, north of Manila on December 10, 2019. (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Eric Cray crossed the line seventh among…

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With medal finish a stretch, Eric Cray puts Paris in crosshairs – rezal404

FILE PHOTO: Eric Shauwn Cray of the Philippines reacts after winning the men’s 100m final athletics event during the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Singapore on June 9, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA Eric Shauwn Cray will show the world what he’s capable of in a…

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Eric Cray gains World Athletics Championships berth – rezal404

FILE–Filipino hurdler Eric Cray. Former Asian champion Eric Cray will accompany pole vaulter EJ Obiena and fellow hurdler Robyn Lauren Brown to the forthcoming 2023 World Athletics Championships. According to Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association secretary general Edward Kho, the long-time Southeast Asian Games record-holder of the men’s 400m hurdles collected the necessary points…

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Cray confidant of claiming Paris Games slot early – rezal404

Eric Cray won his gold medal in 400 men hurdles, his six seagame gold medal in the same category held at Morodok Techno National Stadium BANGKOK—Eric Cray is not looking past what his targets are in the 25th Asian Athletics Championships. “My primary goals are to win here and qualify for the Olympics,” the Texas-based…

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After missing Tokyo Olympics, Eric Cray sets sights on Paris – rezal404

FILE—Eric Cray. Eric Cray patiently waited long enough for the Olympic qualification season to open its doors after missing a second consecutive trip to the Olympics in 2021 Tokyo. The 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympian and Southeast Asia’s top draw in the men’s 400-meter hurdles will earn the opportunity in the 24th Asian Athletics Championships…

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On another slow day for Team Philippines, Eric Cray provides a golden moment – ​​rezal404

Eric Cray wins the gold medal in 400 men’s hurdles, his sixth SEA Games, in the same category. – POOL PHOTO Eric Cray has run the 400-meter hurdles in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games six times. He won the gold each time. The 34-year-old Filipino-American track star lay claim to the tag as the event’s…

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