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New feat as EJ Obiena resets Asian indoor record in Germany tilt

EJ Obiena rules the ISTAF Indoor Berlin for the second time in four years as the Filipino pole vault star eclipses the previous Asian indoor record that stood for over two decades.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsFeb 24th, 2024

Soaring start for EJ

Paris Olympics-bound EJ Obiena was off to a soaring start in the world pole vault indoor season series, capturing the gold in the Memorial Josip Gasparac in Osijek, Croatia Tuesday......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2024

Obiena soars to glory anew

Paris Olympics-bound Filipino pole-vaulter EJ Obiena added another record-breaking effort as he shattered the 26-year-old Asian indoor mark in a golden performance in the ISTAF Indoor in Berlin, Germany Friday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 25th, 2024

‘All-out war’

EJ Obiena is faced with the greatest challenge of his life at the Paris Olympic pole vault event on Aug. 3 and 5. Since finishing below expectations in Tokyo, he has been relentlessly pursuing improvement, participating in two competitions in Croatia and Germany just this week, and the World Indoor Athletics Championshop second week of March. He is very clear about his motivation......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Magsayo punches his way into super featherweight top 10 world rankings

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former world champion, Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo is starting to make his presence felt in the super featherweight division after cracking into the world’s latest top 10 rankings.  Magsayo, the former World Boxing Council (WBC) world featherweight champion, is currently ranked NO. 7 in both the WBC and World Boxing Association (WBA). .....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 14th, 2024

All-out war – Obiena

World No. 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena is well aware of the weight of responsibility of bringing home an Olympic gold medal......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024

Obiena strikes gold in Croatia

Filipino Olympic pole vaulter EJ Obiena bagged his first gold medal of the year after dominating the Memorial Josip Gasparac indoor event in Croatia......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 21st, 2024

Balunan breaks into the WBO world rankings

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unbeaten prospect Christian Balunan is now a world ranked minimumweight of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).  The 24-year-old Cebuano boxer from the municipality of Consolacion in northern Cebu continues to impress the local boxing scene after breaking into the latest world rankings despite having only 10 fights in his young professional.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 31st, 2024

PATAFA aims for more slots

World No. 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena won’t be the only Philippine representative from athletics in this year’s Paris Olympics as at least one female will be added to the cast under the universality rule......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

No excuses for Obiena after Berlin disappointment

Following a disappointing finish in the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow a couple of days ago, EJ Obiena underscored the need to be more prepared as the 2024 Paris Olympics draws near......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 6th, 2024

Yulo enters vault, parallel bars finals at FIG artistic gymnastics worlds

Filipino Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo is advancing to the finals of vault and parallel bars of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Olympic slots wide open for athletics

Three months are left for PATAFA hopefuls to hit the entry standard or rack up qualifying points from competitions in claiming tickets to the Paris Olympics with six athletes and a 4x400m men’s relay team in contention to join pole vaulter EJ Obiena in the delegation......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 1st, 2024

Off day: EJ Obiena far from best in World Indoor Championships, places 9th

Coming off a pair of golden performances, EJ Obiena struggles in the World Athletics Indoor Championships as he finishes at the bottom half of the 11-man field topped by Armand Duplantis.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMar 4th, 2024

Fajardo now rated No. 5 in IBF Jr. flyweight world rankings

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Knockout artist Miel “Silent Assassin” Fajardo sees a world title on the horizon after securing the fifth spot in the latest International Boxing Federation (IBF) light flyweight division rankings. The 24-year-old Fajardo, hailing from San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur, shocked the local boxing scene with his ultra-fast first-round knockout victory against Cebuano.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

Obiena hits snag, finishes 9th at worlds

After back-to-back gold medal finishes in indoor events, Filipino olympian EJ Obiena struggled in the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 4th, 2024

Gilas improves 1 spot in FIBA rankings

The Philippines has risen by one spot in the latest FIBA World rankings, the basketball federation said......»»

Category: sportsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

Doubles champ Eala improves 63 spots in world tennis rankings

Fresh off winning her first professional doubles tennis title, Alex Eala jumped 63 spots in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) women’s doubles’ rankings......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Cebu City councilor proposes single pole policy

Cebu City councilor proposes single pole policy.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

Firm spurs Talisay’s economic dev’t with pole installation

Firm spurs Talisay’s economic dev’t with pole installation.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

Manny Pacquiao’s bid to compete at Paris Olympics denied by IOC

MANILA, Philippines–Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has the gift of electrifying the crowd in all of his fights, except in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee shut the door on the former eight-division world professional champion’s bid to carry the Philippine colors in the coming 2024 Paris Olympics. In response to a letter from the Philippine.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 18th, 2024