Tag: gold
‘Watch out for me,’ Petecio says as last gold chance looms
Nesthy Petecio (right) may not be announcing it to the world, but gold is the goal of every athlete in the Olympics. —AFP In what could be Nesthy Petecio’s last time to represent the country in the Olympics, the Tokyo 2020 silver medalist will be looking to do things a little different than the way…
Read MoreElreen Ando’s desire to land Olympic gold fueled by detractors
Elreen Ann Ando will spearhead the PH weightlifting team in Paris having big shoes to fill. —AFP With Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Philippines’ first and only Olympic gold medalist and sentimental favorite, failing to qualify for the Paris Summer Games that gets going next month, the responsibility of following up on her historic feat falls on…
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Royal Ascot: Kyprios clashes with Gregory in Gold Cup tussle | Racing News
Day three of Royal Ascot is upon us, and the Gold Cup takes centre stage in East Berkshire – live on Sky Sports Racing… 4.25 Royal Ascot – Star Stayers Kyprios and Gregory headline Gold Cup field Aidan O’Brien has won this prestigious race a record eight times and Kyprios will be a warm order…
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Adam Peaty believes new ‘peaceful’ approach will take pressure off in quest for gold | Olympics News
Adam Peaty would join US great Michael Phelps as the only male swimmers to win gold in the same event at three Olympic Games if he were to triumph in the 100m breaststroke in Paris this summer; the 29-year-old took a break from competition last year for mental health reasons Last Updated: 12/06/24 11:58pm Adam…
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Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m gold for Great Britain at European Championships in Rome | Athletics News
Keely Hodgkinson won in a time of 1:58.65, beating Slovakia’s Gabriela Gajanova, who finished strongly to take the silver, and France’s Anais Bourgoin in third, despite the 22-year-old medal hope for Paris 2024 having picked up an illness the day before the final in Rome Last Updated: 12/06/24 9:12pm Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson successfully defended…
Read MoreFor eighth straight season, UST sets UAAP gold standard
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has long been the measure of athletic excellence in the UAAP. That remained the same on Wednesday when the school’s wide participation and strong finishes resulted in an eighth straight general championship in the seniors division—and seventh straight in the juniors field. “I’m happy, and I know the whole…
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Courage Mon Ami ruled out of Ascot Gold Cup defence after setback | Racing News
Courage Mon Ami will not defend his Gold Cup title at Royal Ascot after suffering a setback. The five-year-old was bought privately by Wathnan Racing ahead of last year’s meeting, having won each of his three previous starts for breeder Anthony Oppenheimer. Courage Mon Ami then provided one of the moments of the meeting as…
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EJ Obiena gets Paris Olympics boost with LA Grand Prix gold
EJ Obiena of the Philippines clears the bar in the men’s pole vault during the 2024 USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix at UCLA’s Drake Stadium on May 18, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Katharine Lotze/Getty Images/AFP EJ Obiena, hands down the nation’s brightest hope for a medal in the Paris Olympics, opened his 2024 Olympic…
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Karl Eldrew Yulo wins vault gold in Asian Championships
FILE–Karl Eldrew Yulo. Photo from Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya Karl Eldrew Yulo turned last year’s silver finish into gold at the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Barely missing victory in the vault during the previous continental showpiece in Singapore, Yulo captured the ultimate prize this time in the junior category for his first…
Read MoreCarlos Yulo dazzles in floor for second gold in Asian meet
FILE–The Philippines’ Carlos Yulo competes in the Men’s Floor Final during the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Antwerp, northern Belgium, on October 7, 2023. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) Carlos Yulo burst into the limelight with a hair-raising act in the floor exercise in a world championship atmosphere. The Filipino bundle of…
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