In an awe-inspiring turn of events that stirred the collective Filipino soul, Gilas Pilipinas shattered a six-decade-long dry spell, clinching the coveted gold medal in men’s basketball at the 2023 Asian Games. Held in the electrifying atmosphere of Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China, the Filipino squad stunned an unbeaten Jordanian team and dimmed the fervor of the local crowd, a feat that paralleled their last golden era in the early 1960s.
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EJ Obiena soars to World No. 2, spearheads region’s athletes in Asian Games
Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, the Filipino pole vault marvel, is not just reaching for the sky – he’s punctuating it. Recently grabbing second place at the Wanda Diamond League Pole Vault Final, he’s skyrocketed to World No. 2 status—making him not just a Filipino sensation but Asia’s most formidable track and field athlete.
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Cebuana Margielyn Didal vies for Asia’s Skater of the Year award
Cebuana Margielyn Didal has been nominated for the 2020 Asia Skater of the Year award in the first-ever Asia Skateboarding Awards.
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Yuka Saso and Aidric Chan win prestigious US junior golf tournaments
Yuka Saso and Aidric Chan brought honour to the Philippine golfing world by bagging two major junior tournaments in the United States. Asian Games gold medalist Yuka Saso captured the Girls Junior PGA Championship in Hartford, Connecticut and Chan became the first Filipino to win a Junior World Championship crown in five years in San […]
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Filipina golfers overpower defending Thai champs to win Santi Cup
The Philippines finally stopped Thailand’s winning streak in the Santi Cup with an outstanding strong-start-to-finish performance that gave the Filipina golfers team the crown by a massive 18-stroke victory. The Philippines’ women’s team emerged from the tournament dominating the top two posts in individual play of the South East Asia Golf Team Championships in Nay […]
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Filipina gold medalists power Team Philippines at Asian Games in Indonesia
The Philippines’ women athletes powered the country’s medal haul at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, winning all 4 gold medals from individual and team sports in weighlifting, golf, and skateboarding.
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Boxer Rogen Ladon brings home Silver at 18th Asiad, Philippines medal tally 21
Filipino boxer Rogen Ladon picked up the Philippines’ second silver at the 18th Asian Games, bringing to 21 the country’s total medal tally at the close of the quadrennial games.
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Fil-Japanese Kiyomi Watanabe wins Asian Games Silver in Judo
Filipino-Japanese judoka Kiyomi Watanabe has given the country its first medal for the judo sport at the Asian Games when she finished with a silver medal in the women’s judo -63 kg division.
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Skateboarder Margielyn Didal delivers 4th Asian Games Gold for the Philippines
The 4th gold medal for the Philippines at the 18th Asian Games was delivered by Margielyn Didal with her first place finish in the Skateboarding Women’s Street event.
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Yuka Saso, Team PHL wins 2 Golds in Asian Games Women’s Golf
Filipina golfer Yuka Saso and Team Philippines won the country’s 2nd and 3rd gold medals in women’s golf at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia.
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Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins the Philippines’ 1st Asian Games Gold
The first Gold Medal for Team Philippines at the 2018 Asian Games was won by Hidilyn Diaz, delivering on a promise made to the Filipino people.
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Gymnast Yulo wins Bronze in World Cup series in Melbourne
Gymnast Carlos Edriel “Caloy” Yulo continues to shine on the world stage with a bronze medal performance at the Melbourne leg of the FIG Artistic Individual Apparatus World Cup series in Australia. The victory keeps alive, Yulo’s dream of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Competing in his first tournament as an elite (senior) athlete, […]
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