Tag: Paris
LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant named on USA basketball team for Paris 2024 Olympics | Olympics News
Devin Booker, Anthony Davis and Kawhi Leonard also feature on Team USA as they look to defend their Olympic crown. Last Updated: 17/04/24 2:07pm LeBron James will look to help Team USA defend their Olympic title LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant have been named as part of a star-studded USA basketball team for…
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Paris Olympics-bound Sarno braces for ‘tougher’ prep in medal bid
FILE–Southeast Asian Games – Weightlifting – Olympic Taekwondo Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 15, 2023 Philippines’ Vanessa Palomar Sarno in action during the women’s – 71kg REUTERS/Cindy Liu MANILA, Philippines–Vanessa Sarno will begin shifting to a more demanding training program in her quest to topple the toughest bunch in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “We…
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Gen-San pug shoots for Paris berth
Criztian Pitt Laurente (photo above) takes time off money fights to chase Olympic glory. —PHOTO FROM CRIZTIAN LAURENTE/FACEBOOK Criztian Pitt Laurente will undergo a changeover in fighting style as he pursues a slot for Team Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The unbeaten 24-year-old pro from General Santos City is back with the national boxing…
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Vanessa Sarno nears Paris Olympics
FILE–The Philippines’ Vanessa Sarno reacts after winning the gold medal and setting a new games record in the women’s 71kg weightlifting event during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Hanoi on May 21, 2022. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) MANILA, Philippines–Vanessa Sarno moved closer to booking a trip to the 2024…
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Weightlifter John Ceniza headed to Paris Olympics
FILE–Filipino weightlifting John Ceniza is headed to the Paris Olympics. — PSC-POC Media PooL Count John Febuar Ceniza in as a surefire qualifier to the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Cebuano lifter wound up fourth at the International Weightlifting Federation World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Tuesday, virtually sealing a spot in the Philippine delegation bound…
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Weightlifter Rosegie Ramos books Paris Olympics berth
FILE–The Philippines’ Rosegie Ramos competes in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) MANILA, Philippines–Rosegie Ramos has been lifting barbells more than thrice her weight on a daily basis. Well, all that hard work paid off after the…
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Doha Worlds perfect chance for Yulo to ‘see’ Paris competition
Southeast Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Marquee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo in action during the men’s qualification REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa Carlos Yulo is not losing sight of his real target, and will make his participation in the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Doha,…
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Louis Vuitton makes custom trunks for Paris Games flames, medals
Displays show Olympics gold, silver and bronze medals in a Louis Vuitton Medals Trunk, which will transport and protect the medals during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, during a press visit at the Louis Vuitton workshops in Asnieres-sur-Seine near Paris, France, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq PARIS — The Olympic and Paralympic flames…
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Diaz-Naranjo gets closer to Paris target lift
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo’s target lift for the Paris Olympics will remain a secret for now. —AFP Diaz-Naranjo gets closer to Paris target lift But the nation’s sports heroine would rather keep her cards close to her chest and let her performance do the talking. “I’m already at 90 to 95 percent and I expect to achieve…
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Paris 2024 Olympics football draw: Emma Hayes’ United States face Germany and Australia | Football News
Emma Hayes will start life in charge of the United States women’s team against Germany and Australia at the Paris Olympics. The draw for the men’s and women’s tournaments at this summer’s Olympic Games was held at a ceremony in Saint-Denis on Wednesday which Team GB did not qualify for. It was announced in November…
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