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World champion Carlos Yulo attended the inauguration of the MVP Sports Foundation Gymnastics Center in Intramuros, capping his short visit to the country. “It’s beautiful. World-class. Can be used by teammates to train,” said the 22-year-old Yulo who was able to train for a few days. Yulo returned March 1 with Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimaya. It marked the first time …

Patrick Aquino, coach of the Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Team, is determined at defending the women’s basketball gold in the delayed 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Aquino flew to the United States to look for women cagers with Filipino heritage to help fill the vacancy left by the team’s top center Jack Animam. The 6’5” Animam will miss the 31st …

Athletes paraded through Beijing’s national stadium as the Winter Paralympics opened March 4 after a storm of controversy surrounding the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The lead-up to the Games was marred by high tension in the athletes’ village, threats of competition boycotts and an eleventh-hour reversal by organizers of a previous decision …

While Russia continues its bloody invasion of Ukraine, sports has again become intertwined with world politics. History shows that Germany was banned from the Olympics after World Wars 1 and 2. South Africa was long a sporting pariah over its apartheid system. The United States boycotted the 1980 Moscow Games as retribution for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. “It’s naïve …

Ernest John “EJ” Obiena won another gold medal in men’s pole vault this time at the Orlen Copernicus Cup in Poland. Obiena cleared 5.81 meters to match his season best that placed him in first place at Orlen Cup in Lodz also in Poland only 10 days ago. Belgium’s Ben Broeders wound up second with 5.71 meters via countback over …

Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham Tolentino chastised the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) for excluding pole vaulter EJ Obiena from the national team. “How many more gold medals should EJ win for him to be reinstated in the national pool?” Tolentino said. “The people just can’t wait long enough for a national athletic treasure to be ignored.” …

The country’s top amateur and rising golfers have started flexing their swings more than just competing in local tournaments but to seek slots in the national team. The first of the two-part, eight-round eliminations for spots in the national squad set to vie in the Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Vietnam in May began at the Luisita Golf and Country …

After two years holed up in Japan during the pandemic spent on training, world gymnastics champion Caloy Yulo is back home to his family for a vacation. Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) president Cynthia Carrion said Yulo also returned to grace the inauguration of Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation (MVPSF) Gymnastics Center on March 5 in Intramuros, Manila. Carrion …

WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero is facing a controversy while preparing for a title defense – a sexual abuse complaint. Casimero was accused of acts of lasciviousness in violation of R.A. 7610 or Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act. A complaint was filed Feb. 11 through the Women and Children Protection Desk in Taguig City …

Just like other Filipino sporting greats, Yuka Saso will also have her own commemorative stamp as a fitting tribute to her achievement as the first Filipino and youngest player to win the prestigious Women’s US Open golf. The Philippine Postal Office (PhilPost) began the release of the stamps featuring the 20-year-old Filipina-Japanese golf sensation, who was the youngest player ever …