The 2019 South East Asian (SEA) Games soundtrack sung by Broadway royalty Lea Salonga has been launched in Manila. The multi-awarded musical theatre actress performed the soundtrack in a music video for the 30th SEA Games scheduled to be hosted by the Philippines from November 30 to December 11, 2019. The SEA Games music video […]
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Pole Vaulter EJ Obiena is 1st Filipino qualifier for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Filipino pole vault champion Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is the first Filipino qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. EJ Obiena won the gold as he cleared 5.81 meters in the Men’s Pole Vault competition of the Salto Con L’asta In Piazza Chiari 2019 in Italy on September 3 (September 4, Philippine time). The 6-foot-1 pole […]
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Pinay jin scores gold at World Martial Arts Mastership Games in South Korea
Pinay jin Jenna Kaila Napolis won a Gold Medal at the 2019 World Martial Arts Mastership Games held in Chungju, South Korea. Napolis scored her medal in the Adults Jiu-Jitsu Female -52kg division besting 7 other competitors including runner up medallists Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, and host country Korea. Napolis’ gold is the first medal […]
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Filipino jins snag 6 golds at Asian Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam
Filipino jins successfully raised the country’s flag in Vietnam by winning a total of 13 medals, including 6 golds, from the 2019 Asian Taekwondo Open Championships. The Philippine Taekwondo Team harvested 6 golds, 3 each in kyorugi (free sparring) and poomsae (forms), 1 silver and 6 bronze medals in the international tourney held from August […]
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Bianca Pagdanganan is 1st-ever Filipina to top LPGA Qualifying Tournament in the U.S.
Bianca Pagdanganan topped the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Qualifying Tournament Stage 1, the first Filipina to lead the United States sporting event. Pagdanganan will lead the 96 successful players who will advance to the next stage of the qualifiers. The Asian Games gold medalist for the Philippines bagged the medalist honors at the Dinah […]
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2019 SEA Games Torch inspired by Philippines’ national flower Sampaguita
The 2019 South East Asian (SEA) Games Ceremonial Torch for the biennial regional sports tournament to be hosted by the Philippines is inspired by the country’s national flower, the Sampaguita. The new design for the torch that will be lit up to signal the start of the 30th SEA Games was revealed on August 22 […]
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Filipinos score 10 medals at World Dragon Boat Championships in Thailand
Filipinos scored 10 medals at the 2019 International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Dragon Boat Racing Championships held in Thailand from August 20-25. The Filipino paddlers ended their campaign at the 14th edition of the annual races with a total of 10 podium finishes comprising of 4 golds, 2 silvers, and 4 bronze medals. The […]
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Philippines Paradragon boat team establishes 1st World Record in Thailand
The Philippine Paradragon Elite Team established the first World Records at the first Para-Dragon Boat Competition of the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Thailand. Manned by the 35-strong Philippine Accessible Disability Services, Inc. (PADS) Dragonboat Racing Team, the Philippine Paradragon Elite Team was reported by Dragonboat Philippines as having […]
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Malditas score 1st-ever Final 4 in AFF Women’s Football Championship
The Malditas, a.k.a. the Philippine Women’s National Football Team (PWNFT), scored their historic first-ever appearance in the Final 4 of the 2019 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Women’s Championship. The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) media release today confirmed the inclusion of the Filipina footballers in the semi-finals after outclassing Singapore, 4-0, in their match held Friday, […]
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Philippines’ Team Bagsik bags 3 golds at Muaythai Championships in Hong Kong
The Philippines’ Team Bagsik Muaythai fighters successfully raised the national flag in Hong Kong after reaping 3 golds at the 2019 East Asian Muaythai Championships. The 10-member Philippine delegation secured a total of 10 medals in Muaythai competitions held from August 15 to 18 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wan Chai in Hong Kong […]
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International gold medalist EJ Obiena soars to Top 15 in new Pole Vault World Rankings
Filipino pole vault gold medalist Ernest John “EJ” Obiena made it to the Top 15 of the latest Vault World Rankings of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The 23-year-old Pinoy pole vaulter clinched the 13th spot in a tie with French athlete Valentin Lavillenie in the world rankings as of August 20. The […]
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Paralympian Josephine Medina wins table tennis gold in Bangkok Open
Filipina table tennis Paralympian Josephine Medina bagged the gold medal at the 2019 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) – Para Bangkok Open. The Pinay table tennis athlete played strong throughout the tournament and emerged winner of the Women’s Single Class TT7 event in the international tilt held from August 8 to 10 held at the […]
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