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New home for Philippine athletes rising Joey Villar © STAR/File New home for Philippine athletes rising MANILA, Philippines — A new home for athletes and coaches in the national pool will soon rise in Mariveles, Bataan. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez yesterday said the Philippine Sports Training Center (PSTC), which was made possible through the enactment of Republic Act 11214 two years ago, will be built on a 25-hectare property in Mariveles that was recently donated by the Bataan Province. Ramirez, along with commissioners Ramon Fernandez, ...

Published May 9, 2021, 4:38 PM Photo from Patrick Coo’s Facebook account Patrick Coo tries to become the youngest member on Team Philippines when he vies for a slot to Tokyo in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cup Round 4 Olympic qualifier in Bogota on May 30. Coo, 19, will rendezvous in the Colombian capital with PhilCycling coaches Ednalyn Hualda and Frederick Farr on Tuesday (May 11) because all participants in the Olympic qualifier need to complete 14 days in quarantine. “I am very much motivated and excited to go after that slot [to the Tokyo Olympics],” said the 2019 As...

Published May 2, 2021, 12:03 AM This must be the longest countdown held for the Olympics. Originally scheduled in the summer of 2020, the Tokyo Olympics will be held a year later – from July 23 to August 8 this year. Even with the outcome of recent COVID-19 interventions, including widespread vaccinations still uncertain, the Japanese government has been upbeat and extremely resilient.  They are firmly determined to ensure that the Olympics, making a return to Tokyo more than five decades since the 1964 edition, will finally take place this summer. It’s under three months away, and may w...

Glimpse of Philippines weightlifting future? Joey Villar Tashkent Success: MANILA, Philippines — The future looks bright for . Rising stars Vanessa Sarno, Elreen Ando and Kristel Macrohon provided a glimpse of what the future could bring on their impressive performances in the Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 17-year-old Sarno could be at the center of it all after she surprised everyone by scooping up a pair of gold medals and a silver in the 71-kilogram division on her first senior-level competition. Ando, 22, for her part, picked up two silvers and a bronz...

626-strong Philippine team vies in Hanoi Games Joey Villar © STAR/ File 626-strong Philippine team vies in Hanoi Games MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will pin its hopes on 626 athletes from 39 sports as it shoots for a podium finish in the 31st Southeast Asian Games set Nov. 21 to Dec. 2 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham Tolentino yesterday presented to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez a 10-page list of the country’s entry by numbers to the biennial games. Chef-de-mission Ramon Fernandez, a PSC com...