Patafa execs resisting 90-day POC Board suspension
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) won’t be cowered into surrendering and will instead its ...
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Athletes, coaches back Juico’s leadership at Patafa
POPOY JUICO By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Majority of the members of the Philippine track and field pool, including coaches, expressed their ...
Obiena confident Knott, other PH track bets will do well in SEAG
KRISTINA KNOTT By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Fil-Am sprinter Kristina Knott posted a season-best clocking in the World Indoor Athletics Championships Friday ...
Patafa bewails POC’s 90-day suspension without due process
POPOY JUICO By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The leadership of the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) bemoaned the decision of ...
POC suspends Patafa, Philta for 90 days
REP. BAMBOL TOLENTINO By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) Executive Board suspended the national sports associations (NSAs) of ...
Diaz: Nothing is impossible; Bambol, Butch extol Pinoy athletes
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (3rd from left) poses with PSC chairman Butch Ramirez, coach Julius Naranjo, SWP (Samahang Weightlifting ...
Ex-US NCAA standout leads 16-player PH pool for SEAG
The Gilas Pilipinas women’s basketball team By JONAS TERRADO Former US NCAA player Mai-Loni Henson was named to the 16-player ...
With no Patafa endorsement, Obiena can’t compete at World Indoor Championships
EJ Obiena By CARLO ANOLIN EJ Obiena is ranked No. 5 in the world but won’t be seeing action in ...
Defiant POC includes Obiena on PH team
EJ Obiena By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Claiming EJ Obiena is a great source of pride being a world class athlete, the ...
Eala included in PH tennis squad for Hanoi SEA Games
ALEX EALA By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The country will be fielding a strong, formidable team composed of defending doubles champion Francis ...
Marcial: No problem for PBA players to play for PH team in Hanoi SEAG
By JONAS TERRADO It’s final. PBA players will comprise the Philippine team to the pandemic-delayed Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, ...
Double treat for Olympic champ Diaz at SMC-PSA Awards Night
Hidilyn Diaz Olympic gold medal winner Hidilyn Diaz gets a double treat in the March 14 staging of the San ...
Patafa excludes pole vault star Obiena from PH squad to SEAG
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Two gold and one silver medals seemed not enough to convince the Philippine Athletics Track and Field ...
EJ Obiena dedicates record-breaking feat to Ukrainians
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena dedicates his latest feat to Ukraine, a country that is fighting off Russia’s invasion. PHOTO ...
A silver that shines like gold as EJ shatters national indoor mark
EJ OBIENA (EJ Obiena Facebook) By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA EJ Obiena showed why he’s the best pole vaulter in Asia as ...
POC appoints Suzara as broadcast chair for Vietnam SEAG
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) appointed on Thursday Ramon “Tats” Suzara as head of the POC Broadcast Committee for the ...