Sports
PH gymnast Yulo eyes gold in floor exercise
August 22, 2018, 5:27 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines will try to win its first gold medal in artistic gymnastics in the 18th Asian Games when Carlos Edriel Yulo sees action in the men's all-around finals at the Jakarta International Expo Hall at 4 p.m. here (5 p.m. Manila time) on Thursday. The 18-year-old Yulo, who has… Read More
Duterte hails Hidilyn Diaz for giving PH first gold in Asian Games
August 22, 2018, 8:41 am
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has congratulated weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for giving the Philippines its first gold medal in the ongoing 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games in Indonesia. Duterte made a special announcement of Diaz’s golden performance in his speech during the League of… Read More
Gilas falls to China despite Clarkson’s hot debut
August 21, 2018, 11:21 pm
MANILA -- Gilas Pilipinas came alive in the last quarter but fell short and eventually bowed to China, 80-82, in a classic encounter in the Asian Games men's basketball competition at the GBK Gymnasium in Jakarta on Tuesday night. Despite his endgame heroics, Stanley Pringle committed a huge… Read More
Diaz delivers PH's 1st gold in Asian Games
August 21, 2018, 8:57 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines captured its first gold medal in the 18th Asian Games, courtesy of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz in the women's 53kg category, on Tuesday night. Diaz, a silver medalist in the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, topped the event with a total lift of 207kg. Turkmenistan's Kristina… Read More
Asian Games gold winner to get P6 million cash reward
August 21, 2018, 7:46 pm
JAKARTA -- Gold winners in the ongoing 18th Asian Games will get an additional PHP1 million, bringing their total cash incentive to PHP6 million each. The PHP1 million will come from Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Lee Hoong Wee. "I believe in the new Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)… Read More
Taekwondo jin Lopez wins 4th bronze for PH
August 21, 2018, 6:52 pm
JAKARTA -- Pauline Louise Lopez had to settle for the bronze after losing to her towering Chinese opponent in the 8th Asian Games taekwondo competitions at the Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall here on Tuesday. The 5-foot-6 Lopez bowed to the six-footer Luo Zongshi, 4-11, in the women's -57kg… Read More
Asian Games: Cyclist Dormitorio bows out of medal race
August 21, 2018, 6:18 pm
SUBANG, Indonesia -- Ariana Thea Patrice Dormitorio bowed out of the medal race in the 18th Asian Games cycling competition after crashing in the second lap of the women's cross-country event at the Khe Bun Hill here on Tuesday. Dormitorio, who was ranked first among 12 entries, injured her left… Read More
PH Blu Girls remain in medal hunt
August 21, 2018, 5:02 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The Philippine Blu Girls plunge into another tight double-header on Wednesday, hoping to stay in the medal hunt in the 18th Asian Games softball competition at the Gelura Bung Karno diamond. Blu Girls team captain Chezka Altomonte is optimistic of a medal finish owing to the… Read More
Despite playing on the road, Valientes bring Zamboangueños together
August 21, 2018, 3:47 pm
MANILA -- Even if they have not yet played a game at home, the Zamboanga Valientes, according to their team manager, have made their fans in the peninsula glued to their TV screens to watch their games live, especially because they have won their past three matches. In fact, the manager claimed… Read More
Lhuillier: Blu Girls' hot Asiad start 'testament' to team's upsides
August 21, 2018, 2:55 pm
MANILA --Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines (ASAPHIL) president Jean Henri Lhuillier was all praises to the Philippine Blu Girls for their impressive start in their Asian Games campaign in Jakarta. The Blu Girls opened their campaign with an 8-0 rout of Hong Kong on Sunday night. They… Read More
PH netters to meet formidable Thais in mixed doubles
August 21, 2018, 2:32 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Tennis players Francis Casey Alcantara and Filipino-German Katharina Lenhert will try to survive their second-round match when the 18th Asian Games mixed doubles competitions continue on Tuesday at the Jakabaring Sports City courts in Palembang City, South Sumatra. Alcantara… Read More
Fencers Catantan, Esteban fail to reach medal round
August 20, 2018, 7:57 pm
JAKARTA -- Samantha Kyle Catantan and Maxine Isabel Esteban failed to advance to the quarterfinal round of the women's foil individual event in the 18th Asian Games fencing competitions at the Jakarta Convention Center here on Monday. Catantan bowed to Liu Yan Wei of Hong Kong, 14-15, while… Read More
Wushu's Agatha Wong adds bronze to PH medal haul
August 20, 2018, 7:40 pm
JAKARTA -- Agatha Chrystenzen Wong delivered the Philippines' third bronze medal in the 18th Asian Games after finishing third in the women's taijijian event in wushu at the JIExpo Kemayoran Hall B3 here. The 20-year-old student from the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde placed third with a… Read More
UE denies barring cyclist Salamat from joining Asiad
August 20, 2018, 6:14 pm
MANILA -- The University of the East (UE) sent Philippine Olympic Commitee (POC) chairman Ricky Vargas a letter to "strongly deny the... misleading statement" of Vargas that the university did not allow Marella Salamat from competing in the Asian Games in Jakarta. In a copy of the letter made by… Read More
Asian Games: Swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi qualifies in 100-m freestyle
August 20, 2018, 4:40 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Jasmine Alkhaldi made it to the final of the women's 100-meter freestyle event in the 18th Asian Games swimming competition at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Aquatic Center here. Alkhaldi registered the sixth best time of 56.38 seconds during the morning heats. Defending… Read More
Clarkson a class above the rest in Asian Games: Guiao
August 20, 2018, 4:25 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippine men’s basketball team had its first full scrimmage with Jordan Clarkson and head coach Yeng Guiao is convinced the Cleveland Cavaliers player is a class above the rest in 18th Asian Games. Even against China? Guiao believes so. “I think he’s a class of his own in… Read More
PH lifters see action in Asian Games
August 20, 2018, 2:00 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippine weightlifting team kicks off its campaign in the 18th Asian Games on Monday, with Nestor Colonia and Elien Rose Perez seeing action in the afternoon at the JIExpo-Kemayoran Hall A here. Colonia, a veteran of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, is scheduled to compete… Read More
Asian Games: PH pockets two bronze medals in taekwondo poomsae
August 19, 2018, 8:15 pm
JAKARTA -- The Philippines collected two bronze medals in poomsae taekwondo, which has debuted in the 18th Asian Games here on Sunday. The men's team of Dustin Jacob Mella, Jeordan Dominguez and Rodolfo Reyes Jr. settled for the bronze medal after losing to the Chinese squad composed of Zhu… Read More
PH fencers ready for Asian Games stint
August 19, 2018, 8:06 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Having won no medal yet in fencing in the Asian Games, eight Filipino athletes carrying the national colors here aim to hit the goal. "The goal is to win. We want to make history," said national coach Rolando Canlas in an interview during the team's practice session at the… Read More
PH netters start Asian Games campaign in Palembang
August 19, 2018, 1:44 pm
PALEMBANG, Indonesia -- Jeson Patrombon is expected to win his first match in the singles event against Nazario Fernandes Gusmao of Timor Leste at the start of the tennis competition at the Jakabaring Sports Complex on Sunday. Patrombon is also scheduled to play in the opening round of the men's… Read More
