flag Archives - pisilinuxworld.org

Threat of PH flag ban in Paris lifted

The country’s flag will be raised by Team Philippines in Paris. —PHOTOS BY AFP, REUTERS After some weeks of anxious waiting, the Philippine flag can flutter mightily proud in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has lifted the threat of suspension of the country after the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organization (Phi-Nado) complied…

Rising from Tuloy Foundation, Bandoja gets flag call

Isabella Bandoja is excited to wear the Filipinas kit. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Isabella Bandoja, whose football dreams began while at Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation, will get a chance to showcase her potential along with the likes of Sarina Bolden, Hali Long, Olivia McDaniel and other fixtures of the Philippine women’s football team. The 22-year-old striker…

PH faces flag ban in Paris Games with Wada warning

FILE PHOTO: Olympic rings to celebrate the IOC official announcement that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid are seen in front of the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadero square in Paris, France, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann The Philippine flag is in danger of not flying in the Paris Olympics and other regional and continental…

First Vegas practice cancelled after red flag for Sainz incident LIVE!

Cricket, flag football get IOC approval for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

India’s Kuldeep Yadav celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Saud Shakeel during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Ahmedabad, India, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) MUMBAI, India — Cricket is an Olympic sport again. Flag football gets in for the first time. Five sports were finally added to…

Olympics set to tackle flag football at Los Angeles Olympics in 2028

FILE – AFC wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) of the Miami Dolphins carries the ball against NFC cornerback Tariq Woolen (27) of the Seattle Seahawks and outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith (55) of the Minnesota Vikings during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Feb. 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)…

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…

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…

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…

Wherever born, Filipinas team members ‘all play for the [PH] flag’ – Stajcic – rezal404

Hali Long (front) is one of the Filipinas born and raised abroad. Long is a defender born and raised in Cape Girardeau in the US but plays her heart out whenever she puts on the Philippine Team jersey. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Philippine team playing in the Fifa (International Association Football Federation) Women’s World Cup for…