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Philippines 89 Latvia 80. First victory over a European team in an official FIBA competition in 64 years. The last time they won was over Spain at the 1960 Olympics.

China's junior player Zhang Zhijie passes away in Indonesia PETALING JAYA: It was a sad start to the week for the badminton fraternity as promising China shuttler Zhang Zhijie collapsed on the court during a mixed team match at the Asian Junior Championships in Yogyakarta and passed away on Sunday (June 30). Badminton Asia said in a statement released on Monday that the tragic incident occurred while China was facing Japan in a Group D match on Sunday. Zhijie collapsed on the court while playing his boys singles match against Kazuma Kawano. China went on to win the tie 3-2 to advance to the quarter-finals as the Group D champions. Badminton: China’s junior player Zhang passes away in Indonesia | The Star

Grandma, 58, Gets Third Place at U.S. Olympic Trials for Race Walking A Pennsylvania grandmother placed third at the Olympic trials — in a sport she previously retired from! Michelle Rohl, a distance runner turned racewalker from Wisconsin, previously competed for Team USA in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, but retired from the sport over two decades ago to homeschool her five kids, The Morning Call reported. Now 58, Rohl, who just welcomed her first grandchild three months ago, returned to the sport by competing in the 20-kilometer race walk in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials on Saturday, June 29. However, because the United States doesn’t have a spot for race walkers in Paris at the 2024 Games, she likely will be unable to compete. https://people.com/grandma-58-gets-third-place-at-us-olympic-trials-for-race-walking-8671750

James Corrigan Hits Olympic 3K Steeplechase Standard In The Nick Of Time https://www.flotrack.org/articles/12694161-james-corrigan-hits-olympic-3k-steeplechase-standard-at-the-buzzer Corrigan finished third in the US trials but only went below the Olympic standard at the Penn Relays on June 29. Just in the nick of time.

Breaking News: Quincy Wilson Has Been Added To The U.S. Olympic Relay Pool https://www.flotrack.org/articles/12695922-breaking-news-quincy-wilson-has-been-added-to-the-us-olympic-relay-pool

World record of 50.65 for Sydney McLaughlin Levrone in the 400m hurdles at the US Trials

First German to go under 10 seconds in the 100 meters

Nine of the most stylish kits the athletes will be wearing at the Paris Olympics 2024 https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240626-10-most-stylish-olympics-outfits

Japan's Olympic teams will wear infrared-proof uniforms at the Paris Olympics. https://www.businessinsider.com/japanese-olympic-teams-uniforms-fabric-block-infrared-photos-2024-6

Flag bearers for the Philippines will be boxers Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio. https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/17/petecio-paalam-named-ph-flag-bearers-for-paris-games-1345

79.05 meters

Therapy With Nikola Jokic

There will be two Filipino fencers competing in the women’s foil. Aside from Samantha Catantan representing the Philippines, there is also Maxine Esteban representing the Ivory Coast after she changed nationalities.

I think you are referring to the women’s 200 meters butterfly where 16 swimmers swam in the heats and all of them qualified for the semifinals

Former NBA player Walter Davis. Member of the 1976 US men’s Olympic basketball team. Spent the majority of his NBA career with the Phoenix Suns. 69 years old. https://www.si.com/nba/2023/11/02/walter-davis-north-carolina-phoenix-suns-nba-all-star-dies

Gold medal won by Martina Weil, the daughter of Chilean shot putter Gert Weil and Colombian runner Ximena Restrepo.

Gold medal for Lee Kiefer in the women’s individual foil fencing. Her fourth straight gold medal in the event.

No wonder the times looked strangely fast when I checked yesterday. And I was under the impression the race hadn’t finished yet when I looked up the results yesterday.

Olympic-bound gymnast Aleah Finnegan grateful she took plunge to represent Philippines https://www.rappler.com/sports/aleah-finnegan-grateful-took-plunge-represent-philippines-paris-olympics/

Same results system as that used for this year’s Central American and Caribbean Games. I was hoping for something better

Let’s hope they don’t take down the results section two days after the Para Games end

Beach sprint rowing to replace the lightweight double sculls at Los Angeles 2028 https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141682/beach-sprint-rowing-los-angeles-2028

Here’s an article on Maxine Esteban’s switch to the Ivory Coast from June 2023. Basically, she felt ignored by the Philippine Fencing Federation https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/27/23/why-fencer-maxine-esteban-decided-to-switch-federations

Two Filipino athletes testing positive at a multi-sport event. Never thought I’d see the day

What’s the story behind the men’s cricket final between India and Afghanistan? I’m reading that it’s been called off on account of the weather and that India has been awarded the gold medal.