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Determined to retain her scholarship and make it to the Philippine Team to help an impoverished family, Jesylmae Licup was crowned as the Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games ‘Sprint Queen’ after winning the women’s century dash of the National Finals late Tuesday, October 24, at the Philsports track oval in Pasig City.
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Veteran Filipino para swimmer Ernie Gawilan achieved the coveted golden breakthrough for Team Philippines on Tuesday night, October 24, to retain the men’s 400-meter freestyle S7 crown in runaway fashion at the Asian Para Games 2023 swimming championships.
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Running a brilliant tactical race, Jerrold Mangliwan surged past South Korea’s Jeon Jeongdae in the last 30 meters to snatch the silver medal in the men’s 100-meter T52 finals of the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games trackfest at the Huanglong Sports Stadium oval on Tuesday, October 24.
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The Philippine Army boxers continued to dominate the 2023 ROTC Games National Championships on Tuesday, Oct. 24, after seven fighters advanced to the semifinals of their respective weight classes at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.
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Philippine national para swimmers Ernie Gawilan and Gary Bejino produced a pair of third-place finishes on Monday, October 23, to hand the country its first medals at the start of the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games swimming championships at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Aquatic Arena.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will honor the triumph of the Philippines’ medal winners in the 2023 Asian Games, in an elaborative ceremony at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila on Wednesday, October 25.
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Davies Paint-Adamson swept Philippine Coast Guard, 25-19, 25-22, 25-14 to take the early lead in Pool C of the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference at the Paco Arena in Manila on Sunday, October 22.
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Philippine Air Force showcased its veteran poise late in the third set to complete its sweep of SASKIN-PCU Dasmarinas, 25-18, 25-22, 26-24, in Pool B of the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference on Saturday night
Converge ICT Solutions Inc. announced another streaming collaboration to amp up its sports coverage in the country with Shakey’s Super League.
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The ceremony is slated at 3:00 p.m. featuring a cheerleading exhibition and a cultural performance from the PMC Marine Drum and Bugle Team, the NU Dance Company and the UP Filipiñana Dance Troupe.