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A possible successor to the country’s first Olympics gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz – hailed as queen of Philippine weightlifting, is 17-year-old Rose Jean Ramos, who also hails from Zamboanga, after capturing a pair of gold medals and a silver in the recent World Youth Championships in Guanajuato, Mexico. Ramos won the gold in the clean and jerk with a lift …

Maxine Esteban emerged as the top Filipino performer in the recent 2022 Seoul Asian Fencing Championships in Seoul, South Korea, placing 11th in the women’s individual foil. The 21-year-old Filipina bounced back from a failed bid to win a medal in 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Another Filipina fencer, Samantha Catantan, settled for 13th spot. Both Filipinas were eliminated …

Japan beat the Philippines, with the visitors showing local spikers their world-class form at the Philippine National Volleyball Federation International Challenge held at the Filoil Flying V Centre. Mayu Ishikawa scored 22 points, including three service aces, and made 19 of 37 spikes. Airi Miyabe added 19 points and team captain Sarina Koga was the other Japanese player in double …

Thailand has been making waves in the Volleyball Nations League after it stunned China, ranked world no. 2, for a 3-1 start in Week 1 in Turkey. Before the start of Week 2 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the Thais dominated the Philippine women’s volleyball team, in their international friendly game at San Juan Arena. The Philippine women’s volleyball team …

Alex Eala will seek a third pro title when she competes in the W60 Madrid International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain. The 17-year-old Eala hopes to follow up her second pro title victory last April in the W25 Chiang Rai in Thailand when she goes up against a strong field composed of world No. 99 and top seed Lin …

Simone Biles, Aly Raisman and other star US gymnasts filed a $1 billion claim against the FBI for mishandling the investigation into sexual abuse by former team doctor Larry Nassar. Nassar, 58, is serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in late 2017 and early 2018 to sexually assaulting athletes while working as a sports medicine doctor at USA Gymnastics …

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) gave out additional cash bonuses – totaling more than P11 million – to Filipino athletes who won medal in the Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. POC President Abraham Tolentino said, “The POC will always recognize the efforts of the athletes who trained, prepared and fought hard in Vietnam despite the circumstances.” Tolentino said the …

President Rodrigo Duterte personally awarded the 227 Filipino athletes who won medals at the recent Vietnam 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games with mandated financial incentives. The winning Filipino athletes were received by the President at Malacanang exactly a month before he steps down. “I’m so proud of you. You did a good job,” President Duterte told the medalists who were …

President Duterte doubled the incentives received by Filipino athletes who won medals at the Vietnam Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to express his gratitude for their efforts. “President Duterte was very pleased by the performance of our athletes in the last Vietnam SEA Games and doubling their incentives is his way of recognizing and showing his appreciation for their efforts,” said Philippine Sports …

The country’s lone Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz must decide what weight category she will enter as she bids for a slot at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Diaz, who recently kept the -55kg weightlifting title in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, must decide if she will go up in weight or go down, to meet the standards set …