Tag: Didal
Didal focuses on getting healthier to make Paris Games
Margielyn Didal did not finished her turns during the finals of Street Style Skateboarding competition of the 19th Asian Games being held in Hangzhou, China.PSC/POC Media Pool HANGZHOU, China—Margielyn Didal got dethroned in the worst way in her defense of the Asian Games skateboarding gold medal Wednesday, forcing the fiery 24-year-old to focus on a…
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Asian Games: Margielyn Didal advances to skateboarding final
FILE – Philippines’ Margielyn Arda Didal competes in the skateboarding women’s street final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) HANGZHOU, China—Margielyn Didal finished sixth in the qualification phase and advanced to the finals of skateboarding’s women’s street on Tuesday…
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Obiena, sharing flag duty with Didal, eyes gold as top Asiad athletics bet
EJ Obiena has yet to add an Asian Games gold to his trophy collection. —AFP And so it begins. EJ Obiena, a prime candidate for a gold medal in the pole vault competition, kicks off his national team duties by sharing the flag-bearing task for the Philippine delegation with Margielyn Didal in Saturday’s opening ceremonies…
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Margielyn Didal still working on regaining confidence, eyes another Asian Games gold
Margielyn Arda Didal — INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Sidelined by a gimpy ankle over a year ago, Margielyn Didal remains a work in progress as far as revitalizing her drive to keep the Asian Games (Asiad) title is concerned. The fearless Cebuano skateboard warrior went under the knife to repair a fractured left foot, and is…
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EJ Obiena, Margielyn Didal PH’s flag bearers for Asian Games
Philippine sports executives during the Asian Games sendoff on Monday at PICC. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena and Margielyn Didal will serve as the the flag bearers for the Philippines in the upcoming 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou, China which opens on September 23. Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino announced the during the…
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