Hidilyn Diaz is seen with some of the members of the Team Philippines in Paris. Diaz is in the French capital ahead of the Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting events. –Hergie Bacyadan Instagram MANILA, Philippines—Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo arrived in Paris, France on Wednesday (Manila time) ahead of Team Philippines’ weightlifting campaign in the … Read more
Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu and The Philippines’ Aira Villegas (Blue) compete in the women’s 50kg semifinal boxing match during the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Aira Villegas capped off her Olympic debut with a bronze medal in the … Read more
The Philippines’ Aira Villegas celebrates after winning against Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 50kg preliminaries round of 32 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 28, 2024. On Wednesday, Aug. 7, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated Villegas for what he called a “knockout performance” … Read more
Philippines’ Aira Villegas (Blue) receives instructions from the coach during the break while competing against Turkey’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the women’s 50kg semifinal boxing match during the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP) Aira Villegas ran into an accurate-punching opponent and … Read more
France’s Evan Fournier, center, celebrates with Victor Wembanyama, right, after scoring during a men’s basketball game against Canada at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) PARIS — France had an ugly couple of days following its group-stage finale loss to Germany. It turned them into possibly its … Read more
Team USA’s Bam Adebayo, right, dunks as Brazil’s Gui Santos defends during a men’s basketball game at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) PARIS — There was a moment where Brazil might have thought it had a chance. It trailed the Team USA by only eight midway … Read more
Capital1 Solar Spikers in the PVL Reinforced Conference.–PVL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Capital1 coach Roger Gorayeb believes the best is yet to come for the Solar Spikers after reaching the top three in Pool B in the 2024 PVL Reinforced Conference. The Solar Spikers, who joined the league six months ago, made a 180-degree turnaround … Read more
The Philippines’ Aira Villegas, right, celebrates after defeating France’s Wassila Lkhadiri in their women’s 50kg quarterfinal boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) MANILA, Philippines—In February of 2023, Aira Villegas absorbed a disheartening quarterfinal loss in the 74th Strandja Cup in Bulgaria at the hands … Read more
Serbia’s Nikola Jokic questions a call during a men’s basketball quarterfinal game against Australia at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Nikola Jokic led Serbia into the men’s Olympics basketball semifinals on Tuesday as they rallied from 24 points down to edge Australia, 95-90, … Read more
Germany’s Franz Wagner celebrates with Germany’s Daniel Theis after Germany won the men’s quarterfinal basketball match between Germany and Greece during the Paris Olympics at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP) World Cup champion Germany reached the Paris Olympics men’s basketball semifinals for the first time … Read more