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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.
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Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas, a leading force in Philippine 3×3 basketball, officially announced the departure of Mac Tallo, a talented and dedicated athlete who made a remarkable impact on the world of 3×3 basketball.
![Team Philippines, led by chef de mission Ral Rosario, (second from right) raise their fists to signal that it is ready to fight in the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games during the welcome ceremony at the Athletes’ Games Village Friday, October 20. [PSC media photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/393849134_6876863935685962_2137001836201070128_n-400x200.jpg)
With just three days to go before 4th Hangzhou Asian Games goes full blast, the country’s national para athletes are ready to do battle and give it their best according to the Team Philippines Chef de Mission Ral Rosario.
![WHEELCHAIR BALL SCRAMBLE - John Rey Escalante (center) and Asadullah Abdul Rahimzai (right) scramble for the loose ball in their 4th Asian Para Games men’s basketball clash at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Gymnasium Friday, Oct. 20. [PSC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/394498042_786567229909503_7324077644723890731_n-400x200.jpg)
The Philippines fell short of their comeback bid, absorbing a 49-53 heartbreaker at the hands of Afghanistan on Friday, October 20, in the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games wheelchair basketball tournament at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Gymnasium.
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World-ranked #2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena launched his fundraising initiative, “Katapulting an Athlete’s Dream,” to help Filipino pole vaulters by creating pole vault training pits across the country.
![Eugene Torre [photo from Eugene Torre Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/371975913_1726229691156295_8366550332955472963_n-e1697867364839-400x200.jpg)
Hall of Famer Eugene Torre and other grandmasters take the spotlight in the 1st Governor Henry S. Oaminal 7-in-1 Chess Festival set from Nov. 10 to Nov. 12 at the Ozamis City Auditorium in, Misamis Occidental.
![Deion Sanders [photo from @CoachPrime Instagram]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/392862207_18389623573063031_3217733657234507713_n-e1697336849913-400x200.jpg)
The Colorado Buffaloes were favored to prevail over Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, October 14, but instead suffered a shocking 46-43 loss in double overtime.
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Justin Brownlee failing a doping test in Hangzhou won’t have any effect on the country’s victory in the men’s 5×5 basketball competition at the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino on Friday, October 13.
Following its successful broadcast of the FIBA World Cup 2023, the country’s leading pay television provider Cignal TV delivered world-class, innovative coverage of the recently concluded 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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The City of Malabon University Belles overcame jitters to crash highly-touted Technological University of the Philippines in straight sets, 25-13, 25-11, 25-17 at the start of the volleyball event on Sunday at the ROTC Games 2023.