Future Stars Shine in Batang Pinoy Visayas Philippine Star reports: “Romblon – Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richie Garcia yesterday congratulated the new stars of the just-ended Batang Pinoy Visayas leg which featured athletes from three regions.” Among the sports showcased in the said leg included boxing, athletics, swimming and chess. Read more here. FIBA Asia Women’s Championship […]
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By Luigi Bercades, Ph.D., Sports Science and Medicine Bodyweight training has been around for ages. Some sources trace it back to calisthenics that German gymnastics educator Friedrich Ludwig Jahn promoted in the 1800s. Today, one of the hottest trends in fitness is Body Leverage Training, in which progressive resistance is achieved by adjusting the levers […]
Azkals Boost Lineup in Time for Match Against Uzbekistan The Philippine national football team adds goalkeeper Roland Muller, UFL players Paul Mulders and Jun-Jun Badelic to its lineup ahead of its World Cup qualifying match against Uzbekistan on September 8 at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan. Removed from the squad are Mark Hartmann […]
Young Tacloban Native Hopes to Fulfill Basketball Dreams with Nike Campaign Tacloban native Jair Borne Marabe, 17, was one of several standouts during the Cebu tryouts of the Nike documentary basketball program “Rise,” headed by former national team coach Chot Reyes. Read more here. Congressman Pacquiao Supports Push to Increase the PSC Budget “Kung hindi magaganda ang […]
2015 FIBA Asia Championship: Gilas Grouped with Kuwait and Palestine Interaktv.ph reports: “Gilas Pilipinas was drawn with Middle East teams Kuwait and Palestine — not really known to have strong basketball teams — and a squad from East Asia yet to be determined in Group B of the 16-team tournament slated from September 23 to […]
5 Filipino Surfers Compete in the Asian Surfing Championship Tour in Bali Five of the country’s best surfers will be joining the Quicksilver Canggu Challenge, an Asian Surfing Championship-sanctioned competition in Bali, Indonesia this weekend. Read more here. What’s Wrong with Having Fil-Foreign Athletes, Says Juico Amid SEAG Criticisms Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) president […]
Azkals Win Over Bahrain in World Cup Qualifier The Philippine national men’s football team pulled off an upset win 2-1 against higher-ranked Bahrain squad last Thursday match at the Philippine Arena, Bulacan, keeping the country’s hopes alive in qualifying for the next FIFA World Cup tournament in 2018. Full story here. Philippines Ends Friday with 24 Gold […]
Triathlete Gives Philippines First Gold in SEAG Ma. Claire Adorna bags the first gold medal win in women’s triathlon after clocking in at 2:13:08, slightly ahead of fellow Filipina Marion Kim Mangrobang who finished at 2:14:26 to get the silver medal. Full story here. Huelgas Bags the Second Gold for Team Philippines View image | gettyimages.com Another […]
September 14-20, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan – The NSSU-ICCE Coach Developer Course by the NSSU Coach Developer Academy The Coach Developer Academy is established to foster future international ‘Coach Developers’ and to construct a network of coach developers all over the world. This academy is as a part of the ‘Sport For Tomorrow’ program of […]
October 14 to 16, 2015, in India – The 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Exercise & Sports Science – APCESS 2015 will be tackling the theme: “Interdisciplinary Applied Approach to Health and Performance Enhancement through Sports Science.” On behalf of the Manav Rachna International University and Asian Council of Exercise and Sports Science (ACESS) we are […]