Tag: Olympics
Cabang completes journey from walk-in to the Olympics
John Cabang is a remarkable success story for PH athletics. —PHILIPPINE ATHLETICS TRACK AND FIELD ASSOCIATION/FACEBOOK John Cabang was a walk-in, a virtual unknown competing in the men’s 110-meter hurdles of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) weekly trials and winning the event two years ago. In a few weeks, he’ll be wearing…
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Steph Curry, LeBron ‘excited’ to join forces for Paris Olympics
FILE–LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors headline Team USA’s Paris Olympics team. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP NBA superstars LeBron James and Stephen Curry are “excited” by the prospect of joining forces as the United States chases a fifth straight gold medal at next month’s Olympics,…
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PH judoka Kiyomi Watanabe headed for another Olympics stint
Judoka Kiyomi Watanabe, who served as the flag bearer for the Philippines in Tokyo, is going to Paris Olympics. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Judo Federation is thrilled to have another bet in the Olympics after Kiyomi Watanabe punched her ticket to the 2024 Paris Games. Watanabe will be embarking on…
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Germany sets focus on Olympics as Manila stint ends
Germany celebrates during a VNL match.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Germany ended its Volleyball Nations League (VNL) stint with a 25-20, 25-23, 25-20 victory over Iran as it shifts its focus to the Paris Olympics on Sunday at Mall of Asia Arena. Moritz Karlitzek delivered the goods for the Germans with 21 points off 17…
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Dutch star scorer proud of team despite missing Olympics
Netherlands’ Nimir Abdel Aziz in the VNL 2024.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Nimir Abdel-Aziz’s greatest scoring nights went for naught after the Netherlands ended up winless in Manila to cap its Volleyball Nations League (VNL) season. Abdel-Aziz scored another 37-point explosion highlighted by six aces but the Netherlands fell to Canada in five sets, 21-25,…
Read MoreCarlos Yulo focusing on pommel horse as Paris Olympics nears
FILE–Southeast Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Marquee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ Carlos Yulo in action during the men’s qualification REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa MANILA, Philippines—Carlos Yulo will be competing in various events in his latest Olympic bid and if there’s one particular event that he is worried about ahead of the…
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Carlo Paalam ‘feeling better’ ahead of Paris Olympics
FILE–The Philippines’ Carlo Paalam and Britain’s Galal Yafai fight during their men’s fly (48-52kg) boxing final bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Coming off an injury, Carlo Paalam is “feeling better” ahead of the Paris…
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With Final 8 chances slim, Team USA turns focus to Olympics
Team USA’s Micah Christenson in the VNL Week 3 in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — USA skipper Micah Christenson has accepted they won’t make it to the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Final Eight despite the slim chance, but he looks to make the most of their Manila experience to entertain Filipinos and prepare for…
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EJ Obiena’s Olympics stint ‘just a bonus’ for dad Emerson
FILE–Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena. MANILA, Philippines—Amid all his son EJ’s achievements so far, Emerson Obiena feels like a second stint in the Olympics feels like “just a bonus.” Emerson, who was in attendance during the Philippine Airlines’ special dinner for the country’s Paris-bound athletes for the 2024 Olympics at Century Park Hotel on Wednesday,…
Read MorePH athletics with record number of bets in Paris Olympics
French Gendarmes walk past a banner for the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games outside The National Assembly – Assemblee nationale in Paris on May 5, 2024. AFP With three more track stars sure to qualify, Philippine athletics has written a piece of history even before the Paris Games get off the ground. Hurdlers John Cabang…
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