PHI2019

That’s good news. There’s been no mention of the team in the local papers at all. If they go, I think they’ll be the first Philippine athletes to represent the country in a team event at the World Games.

'Raygun' retires from breaking after Paris 2024 Olympic Games backlash https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-07/raygun-retires-from-breaking-after-olympic-backlash/104571362?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf275335925&utm_campaign=abc_grandstand&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf275335925=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawGY-QtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbe6ijh-yXW42xW9HKhTcAnaw8oNFJXGZ4d5CULHnEigQyOFQ6KFFESsqg_aem_A2HqQ31MptR5LQPoJclXxg

Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy announces his cancer is terminal https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4dr9xdxgro

Competition Schedule for the 2025 Summer University Games https://multimedia.rhineruhr2025.com/competition-schedule-en Regulations for the 2025 Summer University Games. Includes a list of the sports and events being contested https://multimedia.rhineruhr2025.com/rhine-ruhr-2025-games-regulations

Australian breaker Raygun is currently ranked number one in the world — the World DanceSport Federation has explained why https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/raygun-ranked-number-one-in-the-world-explainer/104335934?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf274595113&utm_campaign=abc_grandstand&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf274595113=1&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR14ireGWTfbhHBmzbIIXH7gW3jPULyMBOUWsCUJFQ2pV0A1m_yXfaIH3oc_aem_aQ5M9mCSjzM104BXKeHhqw Ranked number one in the world on the basis of her winning the Oceania Continental Championship

2025 Summer University Games: Berlin will be the venue for swimming and diving as well as volleyball. https://rhineruhr2025.com/en/news/rhine-ruhr-2025-berlin-becomes-another-venue

RIP. Rebecca Cheptegei https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-09-05-athlete-rebecca-cheptegei-is-dead/

Pole vaulter EJ Obiena ends his season after he was diagnosed with a fractured spine. He will be skipping the Diamond League final in Brussels. https://www.rappler.com/sports/ej-obiena-calls-off-rest-season-spine-injury-2024/

Paralysed by an ex-boyfriend, Otto rises as Paralympian https://www.bbc.com/sport/archery/articles/cp089q32yrqo

Three pages for everything else is better than what we have here in the Philippines. The newspaper I subscribe to usually has just one page for sports and it’s got nothing worthwhile to read.

I can understand if they don’t have the multi-events and the walks on the athletic programme, but no javelin?

The medals race this year was even closer than the one in Tokyo. Like in three years ago, it was decided on the last day by the gold medals won by Jennifer Valente in cycling and the US women’s basketball team.

Jennifer Valente on top of the omnium with 144 points after the points race. This medals race is going to be decided by the women’s basketball final between the United States and France

Another triple double in the bronze medal game. This time from Nikola Jokic. 19 points 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

Maybe they don’t want to share the $50,000 prize money