Ajido, Polo kick off PH campaign at Dakar Youth Olympics

MANILA – Swimmer Jamesray Mishael Ajido and wushu artist Angel Polo will kick off the Philippine campaign at the 4th Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Dakar, Senegal on Sunday. Ajido sees action in the third of four heats of the men’s 100-meter butterfly at 10:54 a.m. (6:54 p.m., PH time) at Complexe Tour de l’Ceuf…

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Alex Eala exits Pan Pacific Open after falling to Russian nemesis

Sourced online by Tracy Cabrera Filipina tennis star Alexandra ‘Alex’ Eala missed her play to exit the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) 500 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, falling short against Russian nemesis Diana Shnaider, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, in the tournament’s quarterfinals. Starting strong in the first set, Shnaider won the opening game before Eala claimed…

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Rosegie Ramos bags bronze at World Weightlifting Championships

(Photo courtesy of PNA) Zamboanga native Rosegie Ramos secured another bronze medal for the Philippines at the IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, on Thursday night. Competing in the women’s 53-kilogram division, Ramos lifted 97 kilograms in the snatch event, surpassing Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao, a bronze medalist at the Nagoya Asian Games, who managed…

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