The story about an 11-year-old girl who won 3 gold medals, wearing improvised shoes that she just whipped-up herself, has been going around social media in the last few days as it caught the admiration and fascination of netizens. Rhea Bullos of Balasan from Salvacion Elementary School in Iloilo has proven that poverty should not […]
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Top US NCAA schools court rising Pinoy basketball star Kai Sotto
Rising Pinoy basketball star Kai Zachary Sotto has definitely caught the attention of the United States (US) National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 schools as he continues to be scouted by top colleges and universities who attract basketball players exhibiting special qualities and potentials. The 17-year-old University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season […]
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#UPFight is Most Tweeted Sports hashtag in 2019
UP Fight!, the battle cry that reverberated throughout the hard court – and on social media – whenever and wherever the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team played, has topped the Twitter list for 2019. The cheer of the UP community that buoyed spirits of the UP Fighting Maroons in games […]
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Black Eyed Peas, Arnel Pineda, Hero surfer Roger Casugay, Drone show to thrill SEA Games closing rites
The Philippines is set to stage a spectacular world-class show, as the country draws the curtain on the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) at the Athletics Stadium in New Clark City today. Southeast Asia, a regional group of more than 600 million people, will be treated to a SEA Games closing ceremony extravaganza that […]
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Philippines clinch SEA Games overall crown with 149 golds, breaking new records
Basketball, combat sports, athletics, e-sports, and shooting were the big winners on Day 10 of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), as the Philippines won the overall championship with 149 golds, 117 silvers, and 119 bronzes in the biggest edition of the SEA Games that featured 56 sports in 530 events. The total of […]
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Boxing champions Nesthy Petecio, Eumir Marcial lead Philippines’ best-ever medal tally on Day 9 of 2019 SEA Games
World boxing champions Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial led the country to its best-ever overall medal standings on Day 9 of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). The host nation of the biennial meet went into the Tuesday events with a gold medal tally of 113 that matched its best showing in the 2005 […]
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PHL’s New Clark City Aquatics Center to host 2020 Asian Swimming Championships
The Philippines is set to host another prestigious world-class sporting event after the success of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. The Asian Swimming Federation (ASF) anointed the country as the venue of the 11th Asian Swimming Championships (ASC) which will be held from November 7 to November 17, 2020, at the New Clark City Aquatics […]
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Filipino athletes claim 24 golds, 113 in total on Day 8 of SEA Games
The Philippines made history on Day 8 of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games winning golds in track and field, softball, baseball, e-sports, golf, squash, surfing, rowing, waterski and wakeboard, soft tennis, rugby, skateboarding, golf, and billiards. The foursome tracksters of Filipino Olympian Eric Cray, Asiad champion Kristina Knott, Anfernee Lopena, and Eloiza Luzon capped […]
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Lea Salonga’s “We Win As One” SEA Games theme song inspires athletes in all medal ceremonies
Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) athletes and spectators who have experienced medal awarding ceremonies at the ongoing biennial meet have heard the SEA Games theme song “We Win As One” ringing through the sports hubs located in Manila, Southern Luzon and La Union, Subic, and at the New Clark City. The soundtrack of “We Win […]
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Kristina Knott, EJ Obiena break SEA Games records, as Team PHL surpass 200 medals on Day 7
The Philippines has broken new ground in the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, recording 17 golds and exceeding 200 medals on Day 7 of the biennial meet. The Philippines stays on top of the medal standings at the end of December 7 with 89 gold, 63 silver, and 65 bronze medals for a total haul […]
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Golfer Bianca Pagdanganan, Obstacle Course Racing power PHL to 72 golds midway through 2019 SEA Games
The Philippines’ campaign for top medalist finish at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) is on course midway through the biennial meet as Day 6 ended with the tally boards showing 71 gold, 55 silver, and 50 bronze for a total of 176 medals for the host nation. Asian Games gold medalist Bianca Pagdanganan […]
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Ultiworld names Pilipinas Ultimate players among top players in Asia-Oceanic Region
Four Pilipinas Ultimate players were named by Ultiworld as among the year’s top players in the large international events of the Asia-Oceanic Region. The flying disc athletes were recognized by in the international coverage team in its inaugural Ultiworld Awards announced on November 27, a project the group says “aims to recognize the achievements of […]
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