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EJ Obiena ruled the Orlen Cup in Poland February 12, 2022 by clearing 5.81 meters on his first try to win the tournament after coming off an eighth-place finish two days ago at the Beijer Stavhoppsgala Uppsala in Sweden. Brazil’s Thiago Braz, former Olympic champion, and home bet Piotr Lisek finished second and third, respectively with similar 5.71m clearance. Obiena, 26-year-old, …

Yuka Saso, US Women’s Open champion at 19, achieved a new milestone — a spot in the roster of sport’s greats in the USGA Golf Museum’s Hall of Champions. “A new star in the women’s game” was how Saso was described during the announcement rites at the US Golf Association Museum and Arnold Palmer Center for Golf History in New …

Cagayan Valley’s Jan Clifford Labog defeated Central Visayas’ Jave Mareck Pateros to win the Boy’s Division of the Manuel V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation Secondary Online Rapid Chess championships. This is the first title of Labog, a 10th grade student at Solano High School.  “Dream come true to para sa akin,” shared the youngster after his feat. He finished with a …

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The International Testing Agency (ITA)—on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—said it would fight a decision by Russia’s anti-doping agency to allow the 15-year-old Valieva to skate. The Russian …

Members of the Philippine surfing team are slowly picking up the pieces after Typhoon Odette devastated their homes and training camp in the country’s surfing capital in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. “The team is coping up slowly. They (athletes) just resumed training. Training in the gym and surf training are ongoing, slowly picking up momentum, “said Gino Canlas, secretary …

Chinese President Xi Jinping officially opened the Beijing Winter Games, amidst a burst of fireworks marking the start of an Olympics whose preparations were beset by the COVID-19 pandemic and criticism over human rights abuses. The opening ceremony February 4 at the Bird’s Nest stadium – venue of Beijing’s 2008 Summer Games – was filled with imagery of ice and …

Lone Philippine representative to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Asa Miller thanked Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz for inspiring her before participating in the Chinese capital. “It really means a lot to me,” Miller related Diaz’s message of motivation and patience. “She’s really an amazing athlete. I am really super motivated after watching her capture the Olympic gold medal …

Alen Stajcic, Philippine women’s national football team coach, plans to use the next 18 months preparing for the 2023 World Cup instead of basking in the historical feats of his team. Philippines recently defeated South Korea, 2-0, in the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Asian Cup. Stajcic said, “I think the win against Thailand was a massive feather …

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has approved allowing the inclusion of several TNT Tropang Giga players to represent the country in the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers later this February. PBA chairman Ricky Vargas said the board of governors unanimously agreed to approve Gilas Pilipinas and Tropang Giga head coach Chot Reyes’ proposal of fielding several TNT players for the …

Joanna Franquelli, national program director and head coach of the Philippine Handball Federation (PHF), believes winning a medal in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Hanoi, Vietnam is possible. When beach handball debuted in the 2019 SEAG hosted by the Philippines, the men’s team finished third behind Vietnam and Thailand. “We are optimistic of our chances to land in …