Dec
22

SCOOP fetes Doha medalists

THE Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines will pay tribute to the men and women who brought home medals in the recent Asian Games during its SCOOP weekly session this Friday at the Kamayan Restaurant on Padre Faura Street in Ermita.

Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco and Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez [...]

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MIRROR, mirror on the wall… So who’s the best athlete of ‘em all? 
From Manny Pacquiao, Ronnie Alcano to Leo Oracion, just about everybody who made 2006 a bumper crop for Philippine sport stand as a strong contender for Athlete of the Year honor.

The three, along with eight others, are the frontrunners for the top award [...]

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IF things go as planned, coaches of athletes who won medals in the 15th Doha Asian Games will receive their incentives this Friday, according to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chief William Ramirez.
Ramirez said Wednesday the paperwork for the coaches’ incentives is being rushed in time for the Holidays.
“Our athletes have already received their incentives [...]

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DOHA, Qatar — Wushu, a sport virtually unknown to most Filipinos, became the biggest source of pride for Team Philippines in the penultimate day of the 15th Asian Games Thursday night after Rene Sornito Catalan won a gold medal — the country’s fourth — in the Men’s sanshou 52-kilogram division at the Aspire Hall 3 [...]

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DOHA, Qatar — The Philippines won its third gold medal Wednesday when bantamweight Joan Tipon hammered Korean Han Soon Chul in the boxing finals of the 15th Asian Games.

Tipon, the 24-year-old Asian champion, won every round to carve out a decisive 21-10 triumph over Han who failed to use his height and reach advantage against [...]

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