Willa Galvez bags two golds in Thailand fencing tilt

University of the East fencers (from left) Yuna Canlas, Willa Galvez and Elise Acuzar show their medals. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Willa Galvez of University of the East won two gold medals in the Thailand Fencing Festival Minime and Veterans Championships 2024 held over the weekend at Diamond Hall in Zeer Rangsit, Thailand. “I’m happy to win,”…

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After bagging seven golds, Amaro eyes records sweep next year

Albert Jose “TJ’’ Amaro II has his sights locked on a future Olympics stint. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO By the time the action culminates on Tuesday, it would be safe to assume that swimmer Albert Jose “TJ’’ Amaro II would pleasantly return home happiest from among the thousands of student-athletes who joined the Palarong Pambansa. But to…

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Yulo adds two more golds and, with sibling’s help, pushes PH to 2nd

Gymnastics – 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium – October 7, 2023 Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Yulo in action on the floor during the men’s apparatus finals REUTERS/Yves Herman Carlos Yulo was a cut above the rest after cornering the vault and parallel bars titles for a mighty four-gold collection at the conclusion…

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Carlos Yulo hauls four golds at Asian Championships

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 Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) Carlos Yulo was a cut above the rest after cornering the vault and parallel bars titles for a mighty four-gold collection at the…

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UAAP star Fernandez flexes swim muscles, bags two golds

Quendy Fernandez has found another tournament to assert her dominance in the pool. —PSC PHOTO Swimmer Quendy Fernandez created huge ripples in the varsity pool circuit, enough to etch her name in the collegiate record books. The UAAP Season 86 Most Valuable Player and rookie of the year punched in yet another formidable performance, this…

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Princess Arbilon claim two golds in Biathle/Triathle World Championships

Photo from Princess Honey Arbilon’s Facebook MANILA, Philippines–Princess Honey Arbilon was a cut above the rest on the world stage among women junior pentathletes after bagging two gold medals in the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) 2023 Biathle/Triathle World Championships in Bali, Indonesia. The 21-year-old from Ormoc City ruled the girls’ triathle individual junior…

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Gilas’ Asian Games win ‘worth a thousand golds,’ says POC chief

Gilas Pilipinas members celebrate with their gold medals after defeating Jordan in their men’s basketball gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) HANGZHOU, China—After Gilas Pilipinas dismantled Jordan in the men’s basketball finale of the 19th Asian Games, Team Philippines completed the coveted mission of…

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Pool prodigies emerge in Palarong Pambansa; archer grabs four golds – rezal404

Johari Elarcosa is taking aim at bigger dreams. —JUNE NAVARRO Lapu-Lapu City’s Johari Elarcosa and Alexandra Nicole Gabrinez of San Carlos City on Thursday got their respective dreams going off in the right direction after ruling the secondary boys and girls billiards 8-ball event of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City. A fan of…

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Johari Elarcosa, Alexandra Nicole Gabrinez pluck eight-ball golds – rezal404

Lapu-Lapu City’s Johari Elarcosa in the Palarong Pambansa billiards comepeition. Johari Elarcosa and Alexandra Nicole Gabrinez ruled the billiards eight-ball event on Thursday at the 2023 Palarong Pambansa. The 16-year-old Elarcosa of Lapu-Lapu City struck gold in the secondary boys’ eight-ball by pulling off a 6-4 upset of 18-year-old John Carlo Miraflor of La Carlota,…

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Naina Dominique Tagle bags four archery golds in Palarong Pambansa – rezal404

FILE–Naina Dominique Tagle. Naina Dominique Tagle snared four gold medals in secondary girls’ archery at the ongoing 2023 Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City. The 16-year-old from Central Visayas added the 60-meter title to her collection on Thursday in a record-setting 327-point output to defeat National Capital Region’s Venice Garcia, who settled for the silver medal…

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