Another Filipino reaches Rio Olympics as Charly Suarez scores second-round TKO over Chinese foe

CHARLY Suarez became the second Filipino to secure a berth in the Rio De Janeiro Olympics after reaching the finals of the Asia/Oceania Qualifying Tournament in Qian’an, China on Thursday. Suarez defeated home bet Shan Jun via technical knockout in the semifinals of the lightweight division, assuring the Filipino fighter of at least a silver in the competition and a berth in the Olympic Games. Suarez will face Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu of Mongolia...

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Colonia set to join fellow lifter Diaz in Rio

photo (c) Spin.ph Count Filipino lifter Nestor Colonia in the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. By just showing up in the coming Asian championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, national weightlifting coach Dondon Aldanete said the 22-year-old pride of Zamboanga City would already be eligible for the Olympics. “He’s already ranked fourth in the world. Part of the requirement for him to officially qualify is to join the team event,” said...

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Rogen Ladon qualifies for Rio Olympics after advancing to gold medal match in China

ROGEN Ladon of the Philippines defeated Devendro Singh Laishram of India via unanimous decision in the semifinals of the Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Qian’an, China on Thursday to claim a berth in the Rio De Janeiro Olympics. Ladon got the nod of all three judges, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, to advance to the finals of the men’s light flyweight class. More important, Ladon became the first Filipino boxer to clinch a spot in Rio De...

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Four Filipino boxers a win away from Olympic berths after reaching semis in China qualifier

FOUR Filipino boxers made it to the semifinals of the 2016 Asian/Oceania Qualification Event in Qian'an, China to move a win away from securing a berth in the Rio De Janeiro Olympics. Bantamweight Mario Fernandez led the big day for the Filipino boxers as the Southeast Asian Games champion beat Mohammad Alwadi of Jordan via unanimous decision during the evening session on Tuesday. Also entering ithe semifinals were Rogen Ladon, Charly Suarez,...

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Philippine Azkals pull off great fightback, stun North Korea in five-goal thriller

THE Philippine men’s football team refused to disappoint the home crowd as it stunned North Korea, 3-2, to finish its World Cup/Asian Cup second-round qualifying campaign on a high note on Tuesday night. The Azkals squandered an early lead, but stayed strong defensively before finally getting rewarded with two goals late in the second half to secure the impressive victory against a country ranked 94th in the world. Iaian Ramsay came...

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AIBA Asian & Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event

*Top 3 in Men's Category qualify to the Olympics **Top 2 in Women's Category qualify to the Olympics ...

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Torres eyes third straight Olympic stint at Asian tilt

Marestella Torres gets the chance to qualify for her third successive Olympics in Rio de Janeiro when she competes in the 19th Asian Masters Athletics Championships on May 4 to 9 in Singapore. The former Asian long jump queen and current Southeast Asian Games record holder hopes to reach her performance peak a week before the continental qualifier, according to Philippine Masters Athletics Association coordinator Paul Ycasas. Torres turned...

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Super Liga invited to Croatian tournament but yet to confirm participation due to scheduling conflict

THE Philippine Super Liga has been invited to join a tournament in Croatia but could not confirm participation because of scheduling conflict with the PSL All Filipino Conference in July. PSL earlier confirmed a selection will go on the road again to see action against the Hong Kong national team on June 12, but has yet to decide on the Croatian meet. "The invitation is already up there; it's not up to us to grab it," said PSL president Tats...

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2016 Asian Cup World Ranking Tournament - Stage 1

2016 Asian Cup World Ranking Tournament - Stage 1 Bangkok, Thailand March 20-April 3 Luis Gabriel Moreno Men's Recurve Round 1/48 BYE Advance to next round Round 1/24 Yamamoto Masaya JPN WON: 6-4 Round 1/16 Nor Hasrin Muhd Akmal MAS LOST: 4-6 Florante Matan Men's Recurve Round 1/48 BYE Advance to next round Round 1/24 Jadhav Pravin IND WON: 6-4 Round 1/16 Jantsan Gantugs MGL LOST: 2-6 Kareel Meer Hongitan Women's Recurve Round 1/48 ...

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AIBA India’s icon Mary Kom victorious in Day 3 of the Asian-Oceanian Olympic Qualification event with China and Philippines amongst most prominent nations

It was a dense program for the third competition day in Qian’an. 47 bouts were scheduled in the Women’s Flyweight class (51 kg), Women’s Lightweight class (60 kg), Men’s Bantamweight class (56 kg), Men’s Lightweight class (60 kg), Men’s Welterweight class (69 kg), Men’s Middleweight class (75 kg), Men’s Heavyweight class (91 kg) and Men’s Super Heavyweight class (+91 kg). The Chinese boxers brilliantly performed in front of their home crowd as all of their women and men athletes won their bouts while Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Philippines and New...

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Pilipinas Dragons make waves in Barcelona

The Pilpinas Dragons, a football team of boys mostly born in 2000, set records in Barcelona this week when it became the first Philippine competitor in the history of the prestigious Mediterranean International Cup (MIC) 2016, which saw action from some 500 teams in 42 countries. All told, the Filipino boys coached by Ayi Bimbo from Ghana, sent shock waves with their maiden win in a friendly against the Japan Football Academy,...

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Long Olympic travel time worries Garcia

PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) Chair Richie Garcia wants Filipino athletes competing in the Olympics to be in Rio de Janeiro at least a week before the actual competition. The flight to Rio takes a minimum of 27 hours with a layover in Dubai as the shortest route and Garcia said the coaches and athletes should consider this in the final stages of their preparation for the Games set Aug. 5 to 21. “Going to Rio is like getting beaten up...

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Huey has eyes on Rio Olympics

TREAT Huey is confident he can still make it to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics with either Ruben Gonzales or Francis Casey Alcantara as a doubles partner. The 30-year-old Huey said it’s going to be a “happy problem to have” choosing between Gonzales and Alcantara. He has won all six Davis Cup matches he played partnering with Alcantara. But Huey acknowledged that he has to qualify first. “That’s something I want to do, it’s a goal of mine,”...

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Playing pressure-free, Super Liga selection scores easy win over Hong Kong in friendly

photo (c) Jerome Ascano THE Petron-Philippine Superliga All-Star eased the pain of defeat after being knocked out of contention in the Thai-Denmark Super League in Bangkok, downing the Hong Kong national team, 25-22, 25-15, 25-20, in a friendly match on Sunday. Finally pressure-free, the Filipinas managed to play with less errors and made better receptions. "We came into the game without any pressure," said coach George Pascua. "We reduced...

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Super Liga selection bows to 3BB Nakornnont in four to end Bangkok campaign winless

photo (c) Jennifer Pascua's facebook account THE Petron Philippine Super Liga All-Star team put up a brave fight but 3BB Nakornnont was simply too strong, 15-25, 11-25, 25-23, 15-25, on Saturday in the Thai-Denmark Super League at MCC Hall of Bangkapi in Bangkok. 3BB Nakornnont slipped in the third set but showed no mercy in the fourth, taking a 13-5 lead en route to victory. The Filipinas managed to score on some trick plays to steal the third...

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Azkals put up brave stand in close loss to Uzbeks in World Cup qualifiers

THE Philippine men's football team put up a gallant stand in surrendering a close 1-0 decision to Uzbekistan in their World Cup/Asian Cup qualifiers match on Thursday night in Tashkent. Already depleted with the absence of a handful of key booters, the Azkals saw themselves go a man down early in the first half, but held the host Uzbeks scoreless for one half before giving up a goal at the hour mark. The Filipino booters thus remained in third...

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ABAP Names five male and one female boxer to olympic qualifying tournament in Qian'an, China

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has named five male and one female boxer to the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Qian’-An, China which opens on March 23.  Executive director Ed Picson announced the line-up which will be composed of Rogen Ladon (light flyweight, 49 kg.), Roldan Boncales (flyweight, 52 kg.), Mario Fernandez (bantamweight, 56 kg.), Charly Suarez (60 kg.), Eumir Felix Marcial (welterweight,...

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Philippines Get the Nod from AFF Council

DA NANG (12 March 2016) – The Philippines will co-hosts the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 at the end of this year after receiving the nod from the AFF Council which met today in the coastal city of Da Nang here in Vietnam. The other host of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 is Myanmar. This follows the ability of the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) in handing over all deliverables before the deadline yesterday evening. And today, the AFF Council was...

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4 Rio Olympic hopefuls picked

TWO Southeast Asian Games gold winners and two other international medalists have been named by the Philippine Taekwondo Association to compete in the Asian qualifying event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games scheduled on April 16-17 at the Marriott Convention Center Grand Ballroom, New Port Complex in Pasay City. These are Samuel Thomas Morrison and Pauline Louise Lopez, both 2015 SEAG champions, Francis Aaron Agojo, 2015 SEAG silver winner and...

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