Tag: Games
Jeremy Lin banned for five games in Taiwan over WADA breach
New Taipei Kings Jeremy Lin in the EASL.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Former NBA champion Jeremy Lin has been banned for five games for violating anti-doping rules over blood treatment for an injury, Taiwan’s P. League+ said. The 35-year-old guard, who won the NBA crown with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, was also fined NT$150,000 ($5,000). Lin burst…
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Jin Ganapin third Filipino in Para Games
Taekwondo jin Allain Ganapin. PSC PHOTO Allain Ganapin is back in the Paralympics. The country’s para taekwondo ace seized the lone continental spot to the 2024 Paris Paralympics after topping the Asian Qualification Tournament held in Tai’an, China. Ganapin, whose right arm got amputated up to his elbow due to a congenital disorder, subdued India’s…
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Laura Kenny: Britain’s most decorated female Olympian retires from cycling ahead of Paris 2024 Games | Cycling News
Laura Kenny, Britain’s most decorated female Olympian, has announced her retirement from cycling just four months before the Paris 2024 Games. Kenny won five Olympic golds and seven world titles in her incredible career and is married to former cyclist Jason Kenny, who is the most successful British Olympian. The 31-year-old gave birth to her…
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Esteban the Ivorian makes Games, but will have Filipinos rallying behind her
Maxine Esteban: [T]his is for the Philippines, the country my heart will always beat proud. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Ivorian by paper but a true-blue Filipino at heart, Maxine Esteban is officially headed to the Olympics in Paris later this year. Forced to embrace a different nationality after troubles with the local fencing federation went unresolved, Esteban…
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Brownlee pulls up to watch PVL games and ‘favorite’ Sisi Rondina
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee watching the PVL All-Filipino Conference games on Thursday. –PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Justin Brownlee was among the crowd during Thursday’s PVL All-Filipino Conference games at Philsports Arena. And from one athlete to another, the Gilas Pilipinas naturalized reinforcement couldn’t help but marvel at the skills of Choco Mucho star Sisi Rondina…
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Sky Brown continues pursuit of two-sport Olympic dream as she advances to third round at World Surfing Games | Olympics News
Sky Brown wants to compete in two sports, surfing and skateboarding, at the Olympic Games this summer; Brown has advanced to the third round of the World Surfing Games as she looks to qualify for Paris 2024; Brown became GB’s youngest medallist with her park skateboarding bronze in Tokyo Last Updated: 25/02/24 8:44pm Sky Brown…
Read MorePVL All-Filipino Conference February 20 games
PVL All-Filipino opening schedule of games (February 20) Philsports Arena 4 p.m. – Petro Gazz Angels vs Strong Group Athletics6 p.m. – Chery Tiggo Crossovers vs Capital1 Solar Spikers FULL SCHEDULE HERE. FILE – Petro Gazz Angels’ MJ Philips. PVL PHOTO Just the news that MJ Phillips will soon be returning to Petro Gazz already…
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PH could be 20-strong in Paris Games
POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino gave a quick overview of the nation’s projected makeup for the 2024 Paris Olympics and seems thrilled with the possible outcome. “By the looks of it, we can have as many as 20 (qualifiers) in Paris, more than what we had in…
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Annie Ramirez embraces bigger expectations after Asian Games
Annie Ramirez, left, during the PSA Awards.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Annie Ramirez believes winning also adds more pressure carrying the flag of the Philippine jiu-jitsu team. The women’s jiu-jitsu team was well represented in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Awards night as Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalists Ramirez and Meggie Ochoa as well as…
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Obiena goes through series of tests to determine readiness for Summer Games
FILE–The Philippines’ EJ Obiena reacts as he competes in the men’s pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 26, 2023. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP) Neck deep in his workouts in Italy, EJ Obiena is prepping for a big tournament that is the preview…
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