Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:23:37 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) won’t be cowered into surrendering and will instead its suspension by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board. The Patafa Board asserted this in Wednesday’s online press briefing where it reiterated they it will still uphold what is in the law and will continue […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:34:42 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Majority of the members of the Philippine track and field pool, including coaches, expressed their support to the officials of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) in light of the group’s 90-day suspension by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Among those who signed the memorandum of support were 2019 Southeast […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 06:22:01 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Fil-Am sprinter Kristina Knott posted a season-best clocking in the World Indoor Athletics Championships Friday at the Stark Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. The country’s lone competitor in the tournament, the Tokyo Olympian clocked 7.39 seconds in the women’s 60-meter dash to finish seventh in her heat. It was better than her 7.42-sec […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:08:15 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The leadership of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) bemoaned the decision of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to suspend the track body for 90 days even without due process. In a lengthy statement posted on social media, Patafa said it has not received any official document on the suspension, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:51:34 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The country will be fielding a strong, formidable team composed of defending doubles champion Francis Casey Alcantara and Jeson Patrombon, as well as junior sensation Alex Eala, in the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. National team coach Chris Cuarto revealed the roster Friday that also includes veterans Ruben […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:35:56 +0000
Olympic gold medal winner Hidilyn Diaz gets a double treat in the March 14 staging of the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Annual Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel. The 31-year-old history maker from Zamboanga City will be the first ever recipient of the MILO Champion of Grit and Glory award for winning the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2022 08:22:03 +0000
Local tennis gets set for a bigger serving next week when the PPS-PEPP Olivarez Cup Open Tennis Championship returns after a two-year hiatus due to pandemic featuring the country’s leading players and rising stars at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat. Multi-titled and many-time national team spearhead Jeson Patrombon, young Jed Olivarez, durable Johnny Arcilla […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 08:09:54 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Two gold and one silver medals seemed not enough to convince the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) as it excluded pole vault superstar EJ Obiena from the list that it intends to send to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam this May. The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) disclosed this […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:20:12 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena showed why he’s the best pole vaulter in Asia as he bettered his own national indoor record in bagging the silver medal in the Perche Elite Tour in Rouen, France late Saturday (Sunday in Manila). The 26-year-old posted cleared 5.91 meters to finish second behind 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 06:38:41 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Redemption remains as the biggest motivating factor for elite Filipino gymnast Carlo Edriel Yulo as he welcomes 2022 with a busy schedule ahead.Yulo, who is back home after years of training in Japan and competing overseas, is set to participate in his first tournament of the year in Japan in April as […]
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