Filipino golfer Angelo Que skipping Rio Olympics, cites concern on zika virus as main reason

THE Philippines will not be having one of its top bets in golf when it participates in the Rio De Janeiro Olympics next month. Citing the continuous spread of the dreaded zika virus in Brazil, Angelo Que on Monday announced his decision not to push through campaigning for the country in the August 5 to 21 meet. The 37-year-old Que said concern on his health and family heavily factored on why he’ll no longer travel with the rest of the Philippine...

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18th ASEAN University Games (Team Philippines)

TEAM PHILIPPINES MEDAL COUNT Gold : 6 Silver: 13 Bronze: 18 DATE OPPONENT RESULT Remarks WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Round Robin  July 11, 2016 vs. Singapore PHI 74 W SIN 66 Round Robin  July 13, 2016 vs. Malaysia PHI 64 W MAS 51 ...

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Torres-Sunang qualifies for third Olympics after record jump

MANILA, Philippines - Word filtered slowly but surely Tuesday morning and it was sigh of relief when long jumper Marestella Torres-Sunang's performance that bagged the Kazakhstan Open for her and made the cut-off for the Rio Olympics was within the allowable wind limits by the international athletics body. "It's 0.8 meters per second," said Philip Juico, president of the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) in a phone interview...

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FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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