The Philippines won its first gold medal in the South East Asian Games held in Cambodia. This is even on Friday, the formal opening of the said biennial event in that country. It is known that the country’s first gold medal was won by Kaila Napolis winning the jiu-jitsu women’s ne-waza event. Kaila defeated what…
Filipino volleyball star Alyssa Valdez is very happy after being chosen as the flag bearer for the Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. She said that it is a great honor, but also a great responsibility so she is very grateful for choosing her again. She first became a flag bearer in the 2015 SEA Games…
Pinoy Olympian Caloy Yulo has confirmed his participation in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games held in Cambodia from May 5 to 17. He said he wants to surpass the five gold medals he won at the 2022 SEA Games held in Vietnam. It clarified that it will no longer be able to play in the…
The host country Qatar was completely eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. This follows the match between Ecuador and the Netherlands in Group A ending in a 1-1 draw. Senegal first beat Qatar 3-1 this Friday night. It will be remembered that in Qatar’s first match after the opening of the FIFA World Cup, Ecuador…
Filipino Olympian and gymnast Carlos Yulo won the bronze medal in the parallel bars final of the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. This is after Yulo achieved a score of 15.366, 6.300 in difficulty and 9.066 in execution. In addition, the 22-year-old gymnast also won her silver medal in the vault finals for…
CEBU-A famous Filipino boxer was arrested for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl. The suspect was identified as Albert Pagara, 27, a resident of Barangay Inayawan, Cebu City. Narrated by PLt. Colonel Wilbert Parilla, the deputy director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said the victim fell asleep while watching over the suspect’s son and…
Cuban WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas boasted that he could not be knocked out, especially by Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao. According to Ugas, 35, he has been trained in boxing for a long time, especially when he was still in amateur boxing. Ugas made the statement at the final press conference earlier in Las…
Carlos Yulo will face a tough fight in gymnastics today. Cynthia Carrion-Norton, president of the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, said she will face strong opponents from various countries. It is confident that Yulo will be able to surpass the said event. Yulo entered the Top 8 first in the preliminaries where he was in…
Pinay weightlifter and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is now more talked about on the internet, than any other athlete in the so-called “greatest show on earth.” According to Facebook, the Pinay athlete surpassed other players who used to be popular on social media, namely American gymnast Simone Biles and Brazilian skateboarder Rayssa Leal….
SOURCE: By CBCP News, July 27, 2021 Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday after becoming the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist, breaking the country’s 97-year drought. Diaz credited her historic win in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to God and to the intercession of the Blessed Mother. The 30-year-old topped the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting competition…