Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2023 04:27:24 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vaulter EJ Obiena, getting better each tournament, matched his national indoor record to clinch the bronze medal in the prestigious Mondo Classic 2023 in Uppsala, Sweden Thursday, Feb. 2 (Friday in Manila). The world No. 3 Obiena cleared 5.91 meters on his third attempt to settle for the third-place honors behind […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:40:35 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vaulter EJ Obiena joins an elite cast led by world record holder Mondo Duplantis in the Mondo Classic 2023 happening on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the IFU Arena in Upsalla, Sweden. The 11-player field is composed of the sport’s cream of the crop that also include two-time world champion Sam Kendricks […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 05:05:37 +0000
KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena captured his first indoor title this season after topping the Perche En Or in Roubaix, France Saturday, Jan. 28 (Sunday in Manila). The world No. 3 Obiena cleared 5.82 meters right on his first attempt to capture the gold medal, beating Yao Jie of China who tallied a personal-best 5.75m. Obiena […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:18:20 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena opened his indoor season campaign on a bright note after clinching the silver medal in the International Jump Meeting Cottbus at the Lausitz-Arena in Germany Wednesday, Jan. 25 (early Thursday in Manila). The 2020 Tokyo Olympian cleared 5.77 meters on his first try which proved enough to finish second in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:39:37 +0000
The IRONMAN 70.3 Davao gears up not just for a grand comeback on March 26 at Azuela Cove but also for the pros’ return to one of the highlight events of each triathlon season. The organizing IRONMAN Group/Sunrise Events, Inc. expects a banner cast in the upcoming event, this being the lone pro-laced race in a […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 08:33:52 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Pole vault superstar EJ Obiena will spearhead the Philippine athletics team that will see action in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships scheduled on Feb. 10 to 12 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan. Obiena is once again expected to stamp his class in the event while the 16 other members of the team, including […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 06:32:45 +0000
Eduard Josh Buenavista broke a long-standing 10,000-meter record to help the reigning men’s champion University of the Philippines build a 23-point lead in the UAAP Season 85 Collegiate Athletics Championships Thursday at the Philsports Oval in Pasig City.The son of marathon legend and South Cotabato pride Eduardo Buenavista clocked 32:08.30 that enabled him to eclipse […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:04:43 +0000
After 13 weeks of grueling eliminations, the PATAFA Weekly Relay Series reached its climax with the holding of the finals last weekend at the Philsports Track and Field Oval supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and CELLogistics, Inc. Two days of top level competition among the best of the best in various categories (Open/Elite, Juniors […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:26:45 +0000
Eliminations for junior and youth athletes at the Patafa Weekly Relay Series came to a close last Sunday at the Philsports Track and Field Oval supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and CEL Logistics, Inc. The WRS finals to be held on Nov. 19 and 20 will feature the top sixteen performers in track and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:54:22 +0000
Junior athletes continued to flock to the PhilSports track and field oval in Pasig City as action heats up in the Philippine Athletics and Track And Field Association’s Weekly Relay Series Week 10 sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission and CEL Logistics, Inc. Coming in by the busloads, young municipal and academic sportsmen and women […]
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