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OLYMPIAN pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and boxer Nesthy Petecio were voted in absentia to the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) Athletes Commission last Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Petecio, women’s featherweight boxing silver medalist in Tokyo, got the most number of votes with 121 while Obiena, world No.…
HANGZHOU – History beckons for the Gilas Pilipinas women’s team when it makes its long-awaited debut in the Asian Games on Wednesday. And awaiting the Filipinas in its opening game in the 19th edition of the games is Kazakhstan, a perennial contender which made thequarterfinals of the two editions of the event. Coach Pat Aquino
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Vanessa de Jesus finished what Afril Bernardino had started as Gilas Pilipinas finally barged into the win column after shaking off a pesky Chinese Taipei team, 92-81, in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup at the Sydney Olympic Park in Australia on Wednesday, June 28.
Dethroned and all, Gilas Pilipinas women salvaged the silver medal with a 77-63 win over Malaysia at the close of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games women’s basketball tournament.