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PaBol » 3rd PLACE: SHOOT-OUT PHOTO GALLERY #8
USC's 4th penalty shoot attempt… …with the USPF goalkeeper caught flat footed. Air pumping, USC style. Score now at 3-3. [Link]
PaBol » 20 ATHLETES MAKE UP NEW PATAFA ROSTER
MALAYA. Southeast Asian Games record holders Henry Dagmil and Marestella Torres lead the squad, which also includes Rene Herrera (3,000 meters), Arniel Ferrera (hammer throw), Julius Nierras (400m), Mercedita Manipol (5000-m), Danilo Fresnido (javelin throw), Ernie Candelario (400-m), Rosie Villarito (javelin) and Mary Grace Melgar (400-m hurdles). Also endorsed to make up the RP squad are [Link]
PaBol » LIMPAG: BASKETBALL-BOXING'S NEW GROUNDS
SUN STAR CEBU. FR. VIC. When Fr. Vic Uy was named as one of commissioners of the Philippine Sports Commission, I thought Cebu sports was going to hit it big. So far, Fr. Vic is hitting all the right notes and most of what he said he wanted to accomplish this year are commendable. Last year, Fr. Vic also started … [Link]
PaBol » PSC NAMES 10 PRIORITY DISCIPLINES
TAEKWONDO and boxing, along with eight other disciplines, were named yesterday as priority sports by the Philippine Sports Commission and will receive the windfall of the agency’s financial support this year. Also included in the list, which PSC Commissioner Eric Loretizo classified as "Tier 1," are archery, athletics, aquatics (swimming and diving), fencing, judo, shooting, weightlifting and [Link]
PaBol » PAGES: MIZUNO-ASIA MILES SINULOG HALF-MARATHON ‘09
SUN STAR CEBU. The Sinulog Half-Marathon will be sizable and crowded. Picture a thousand pair of running shoes pounding our cemented roads. In different colors and running with different strides, they’ll be parading the roadway.Two categories are offered to all runners: a 5K race that’s perfect for “fresh” runners (read: new to the sport) like my sports editor, the newly-married … [Link]
PaBol » RP KICKS OFF SEA GAMES PREPARATIONS
THE MANILA TIMES. The PSC chief also urged all national sports associations (NSAs) to start their buildup as early as possible to ensure that the athletes are well equipped and prepared before competing in the biennial meet.“We will focus on the Olympic sports but we are not rejecting those who have no chance of bringing medals. If they think they … [Link]
PaBol » SINULOG HALF-MARATHON TAKES OFF JAN 17
THE FREEMAN. CEBU – “It’s a go! Runners need not bother themselves with speculations but must continue to train because it’s definitely a go,” Taborada told The FREEMAN during a telephone conversation yesterday. Taborada, president of the Cebu Executive Runners Club (CERC) is referring to the second staging of the Sinulog 21K half-marathon on January 17, 2009 the day before … [Link]
PaBol » 3rd PLACE: SHOOT-OUT PHOTO GALLERY #7
USC's Wang Escudero attempts to block USP's 3rd penalty shoot… … in vain. The ball (right) zoomed into the goal. Happy Valetine Ragasajo celebrating his goal! USPF now leads the shoot-out at 2-3. [Link]
PaBol » 3rd PLACE: SHOOT-OUT PHOTO GALLERY #6
USC missed its 3rd penalty attempt. Score still stands at 2-2. [Link]
PaBol » FIRST RUN OF THE YEAR
RUNNERS WORLD. I'm one of the lucky few (and we are few, as a slice of the population) who is in on this wonderful, little secret: Running makes you feel good. It's good for you, in so many ways. And I'm doing it. I've been doing it so long, in fact, I've managed somehow to forget how incredible it is, … [Link]
PaBol » A NONATHLETE'S PURSUIT OF OLYMPIC SUCCESS
NEW YORK TIMES. Hagen, 58, is a lawyer turned legal recruiter who happened upon an article in The Chicago Tribune in the run-up to the Summer Olympics about one female sprinter’s daunting quest to make an unlikely journey, from Baghdad to Beijing. In a year deeply scarred by a stock-market free fall and a dastardly scheme that made off with … [Link]
PaBol » A DIFFERENT SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
BUSINESS MIRROR. Several years ago, after a lackluster season where its football team didn’t win a single game, a Recto-based university sent its entire team packing. I guess a college football title was more important than making sure that these kids got an education. What education, you might ask, when they never went to class anyway? The team was imported … [Link]
PaBol » CEBUANO BIKERS RULE HILONGOS ROAD RACE
THE FREEMAN. CEBU - As expected, the Cebuano invaders dominated the 2008 Governor Icot Petilla Invitational Road Race in Hilongos, Leyte the other day… Read more @ http://www.philstar.com/Article.asp~ [Link]
PaBol » TALISAY RUN
THE FREEMAN. With races in Cebu being held almost every month, out-of-towners have been strutting their wares here for the past year. For instance, Cebu’s marathon queen Leszl Gitaruelas, used to dominate the women’s field, even winning 16 straight titles last year in the absence of strong contenders. Not anymore, Zamboanga’s Mary Grace Delos Santos proved she’s ready to make … [Link]
PaBol » DE LOS SANTOS LED WOMEN'S 10K
SUN STAR CEBU. OUT-of-town runners dominated the first ever Talisay Run yesterday held around the busy streets of Talisay City. Bukidnon native Cri-frankreadel Indapan was the first to reach the finish line, winning the 10K Men’s Open title after crossing the end zone at the Talisay City Hall at 32 minutes and 59.643 seconds. Zamboangueña Mary-grace de los Santos, on … [Link]
PaBol » KENYAN MASTERS BEIJING'S ELEMENTS
NEW YORK TIMES. For all of their dominance in international distance running, Kenyan men had never won an Olympic marathon until the Beijing Games. When victory finally came, by Sammy Wanjiru in 2 hours 6 minutes 32 seconds, it was stunning. Given the oppressive weather conditions, it was a performance perhaps superior to any that Michael Phelps produced in the … [Link]
PaBol » DAGUPAN TO HOST NAT'L ATHLETICS TILT
MALAYA NEWS. THE 2009 National Open International Athletics Championship will be held in Dagupan City in May. Patafa chief Go Teng Kok said the Open will be the biggest in terms of participation as he expects China, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Japan and Qatar to send entries… Read more @ http://www.malaya.com.ph/dec27/spor~ [Link]
PaBol » BOLT SHINES ON THE TRACK IN 2008
GMA NEWS. Two of the greatest distance runners of all time also had stellar years, with Kenenisa Bekele winning both the 5,000 and 10,000 at the Olympics. In the longer race, the Ethiopian great beat 1996 and 2000 Olympic 10,000 champion Haile Gebrselassie, who only competed in that event after opting out of the marathon because of pollution fears… Read … [Link]
PaBol » BIRTHDAY BOY WINS IN DANAO
CEBU DAILY NEWS. Philip John Duenas celebrated his birthday with style on Sunday, winning the 10k men’s open title of the 28th Halad Kang Mano Amon Marathon at the same time in Danao City… In the women’s side, the 21-year-old Delos Santos of Zamboanga City grabbed her third title in Cebu City after winning the Holiday Spa and UTAFA runs… … [Link]
PaBol » MARATHON STARTS TODAY
CEBU DAILY NEWS. THE 28TH EDITION of the annual Halad Kang Mano Amon Marathon fires off today in front of the Danao City Hall… Read more @ http://sports.inquirer.net/cdnsport~ [Link]
