Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Palaro Records Tertiary Open Mens & Womens I will first be dealing with the Tertiary level Mens Records. It is important to note a few things here. The BPISAA (Bureau of Public Interschoolastic Athletics Association) a previous incarnation of Department of Education started there Games in 1948 and this…
2012 Batang Pinoy Report Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Batang Pinoy National Finals Dec 5-8 Iloilo City 12-year-old Joycie Beranio of Negros Occidental set a blistering fast 12.9 hand timed to easily win the Girls U/13 100m title from Briceline Soriano of Pangasinan by five meters. Beranio performance equaled the all-time record for…
Articles by Andrew Pirie Sarah Vitug closes in on Long Standing 1500m Womens National Record (Jul 4, 2013) . Sarah Vitug An athlete excluded from the lineup for the last SEA Games continued to lower her personal best. Vitug actually qualified for the last sea games as her mark of 4m34 was actually below the 4m38 bronze standard.…
1982 Palarong Pambansa 1982 Palarong Pambansa Dipolog: 30 years on Article by Pirie Enzo .Add Media Thirty Years ago the Palarong Pambansa was held in Zamboanga Del Norte in Dipolog City. This would be the only time Dipolog ever held the Palarong Pambansa, although prior to this and afterwards Zamboanga would hold the games many…
. Philippines NCAA Day 1 Report, Noval retains title NCAA Philippines, Daniel Noval (CSB) narrowly held onto his 100m title for the third year in a row. He timed 10.89s just holding off the fast-finishing Archand Bagsit (Letran) who had an identical time. Utdohan in the boys had a fast 10.99s (which is an…
2013 PRISAA Report [YOUTUBE=http://youtu.be/XfYipTjEUhM] Minimal Participation and a Wasted Opportunity for NCR Schools The National PRISAA Athletics kicked off in Lingayen two days ago. Although several schools are PRISAA members participation from existing members is now very minimal which means the depth of talent at this meet is rather limited. Siliman school…
Palaro 98 1998 Centennial Palarong Pambansa, Bacolod The 1998 Palarong Pambansa which celebrates 100 years of Philippines Independence was held in Bacolod. This event saw the emergence of many future national stars and future national coaches (then as athletes). This is a partial listing of results that i had saved way back in 1998 when…
1978 Palarong Pambansa 1978 Palarong Pambansa This is the next set of results I have available. The 1978 Palarong Pamabansa was held in Cagayan De Oro. Back in these times the Palarong Pambansa actually served as a sort of National Games with just two age grades senior and junior (supposed to be under 20). There…
Article by Nicky Lusterio, Ignacio Dee, and Pirie Enzo Would like to thank Nanette daughter Nicky for giving me permission and contributing photos to this article and Mr. Ignacio Dee for his insight as a long time follower of Track and Field in this country Nanette Galaritta Lusterio passed away August 13, 2012, at the young…
Kunshan (CHN) 22-25.09.12 -National Championships- Mens Pole Vault Pole vault 24 September 1 Yang Yansheng CHN 5 Jan 88 5.70 SB 2 Xue Changrui CHN 31 May 91 5.60 PB 3 Zhang Wei CHN 22 Mar 94 5.50 =PB 4 Lu Yao CHN 19 Sep 87 5.30 SB 5 Xie Xing CHN 3 Feb 88…
2012 UAAP 2012 UAAP Schedule (kindly supplied by EJ Obiena) Tuesday, Dec 4 - Day 1 TIME EVENT DIVISION ROUND 4:00 100m dash men decathlon1 4:05 100m dash boys heats 4:15 100m dash women heats 4:25 100m dash men heats 4:35 800m run boys heats 4:45 800m run men heats 4:55 800m run women heats…
2012 PSC PNG Review and Results PSC/Philippine National Games Full Review (May 28-31) Dumaguete By ATFS Statiscian Andrew Pirie . Discussion Points? Ways to Improve the National Championships?? (Feel Free to comment on the above suggestions welcome) 1. Have more lavish Medal Ceremonies in between events. It instills upon the athletes a sense that…
A montage of Olympic athletes training accompanied by a talk given by Owen Cook with music by Clint Mansell “Together We Will Live Forever.” . (Oct 17) The talk does not represent the thoughts, feelings, or attitudes of any of the athletes pictured in the video clip. However, the idea of making such a video…
Isidro Del Prado By Pirie Enzo with insights by Ignacio Dee In the early 80s a young man emerged who would take the Mens 400m dash further than any Filipino that came before him. Also he set a new bench mark in this event until today his performance of 45.57 remains the Filipino National Record.…
Maja Salvador Maja Salvador I was finally able to watch my copy of the Movie Thelma. Which stars Maja Salvador as the track runner Thelma. Also, the Interesting thing about this movie is it features the legendary Elma Muros ‘Guest Appearance’ as ‘Coach Rose’ her coach. Who recruits Thelma after she wins what appears to…
Mona Sulaiman By Andrew Pirie ATFS Statiscian Revision 5 Mona Coco Sulaiman (9 June 1942 - 21 Dec 2017) I would likely to share with the athletic community another great tale of one of our countries legendary female sprinters Mona Sulaiman. Compiled by Pirie Enzo: but contributed by various sources including Mr Ignacio Dee.…
2012 Asian Athletics News and Results Asian Athletes Limited by Genes or Nurture? (Dec 27) A debate on the prospects of Asian athletes in American sports passes without mention of Yao Ming, the Shanghai Sharks’s 7-6, 265-pound center who recently led China to an 83-82 upset over the U.S. His prospects as the likely top…
Throwing Events (source Australian Sunday Telegraph) Three of the four throwing events been at the Olympics since its modern beginnings. Discus, shotput, and hammer were among the field events included for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Javelin made its debut in London in 1908. The sculptured bronze image of the ancient Greek discus…
10 Secrets on How to Run Faster Article by Rado, Sept 9, 2006 . Learn how to run faster. Increase your top running speed and maximize your running form efficiency. This guide is a MUST READ for serious sprinters. I haven’t seen anything else like this on the internet. This is stuff that I used…
2012 Weekly Relays Complete Report Schedule and Registration Information The PATAFA Wekly Relays will start this Saturday, July 14, and will run through November 25 at the ULTRA (Phil Sports). Complex Deadline for submission of entries is on September 15, 2012. You can send your entries to [email protected] or [email protected]. (from PATAFA Multiply website) …
Renato Unso The Philippines enjoyed a fabulous streak in the early 80s at SEA Games with three 400 Hurdlers in 1981 Grafillo, 1983 Unso and 1985 Arnillo claiming the 400 Hurdle crown. It was Renato Unso who at these games would set the undisputed Philippine Record of 51.26 which till this day remains untouched. Unso…
I would like to share with the athletic community another great tale of one of our countries legendary female sprinters. Compiled by Pirie Enzo: but contributed by various sources including Mr Ignacio Dee. . The Philippines has a strong history of Women Sprint Champions at Asian Level. The last one was Lydia De Vega,…
Amelita Alanes The Philippines had a very rich tradition of Asian Women Sprint Champions starting with Inocencia Solis in the 50s and then Mona Sulaiman in the 60s. After Sulaiman, some time passed before a stocky teenager born in La Carlota, Negros Occidental on February 28 1952, emerged to become the countries next Sprint Queen.…
Fortunato Catalon Article by Pirie Enzo from various sources During the early dawn of Filipino Sports emerged are first great sprint champion Fortunato Catalon. . Early Beginnings Fortunato Catalon was born on October 14, 1897 in the town of Tolosa, Leyte, he hailed from a farming family from the interior of the island of…
Special thank you to the following people Some preliminary results snapshots available courtesy of Coach Mike Peleaz from todays morning session. University Games of the Philippines held at Panaad Park, Bacolod. Click on images to enlarge. Some Final Results unofficial provided by my friend grass roots coach RV Alvarez who was officiating at the…
The Early 80s was an exciting era for Philippine Track and Field. The country was winning international sports events in the region here and there. And medals were not hard to come by. A few athletes instantly became household names. Among them is a no-nonsense runner and durable heptathlon athlete named Elma Muros. [EMBED]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAtrusA8ADo[/EMBED]…
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Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician We have not done a feature on a legend of track and field for a while. Due to preparation of the PNG and commitments to assisting various athletes. Its only fitting that Christabel Martes who won the SEA Games Marathon twice in 2001 lost the title in 2003…
Kinesio Tape Kinesio Tape Today im going to write about a special kind of tape that helps promote blood flow to the muscles. And aid in recovery and injury prevention. While I first heard of Kinesio tape a few years back. When my friend who is a part-time runner. And now on a collegiate scholarship playing…
2013 Philippine National Games Andrew Pirie ATFS Statiscian 1. Monticalvo leads a field of strong PV after leaping 5.10m Fil-Heritage Vaulter Caleb Monticalvo improved his personal best to 5.10m. This was the fourth time Caleb has leaped above the national record of Edward Lasquette (5.00m) having leaped 5.05 and 5.02 this year and 5.03 last year.…
Lydia De Vega Article Revised by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Lydia De Vega was Asia’s fastest women during the 1980s. Therefore one of the important chess pieces of the Gintong Alay program in Track and Field. Hence turning the Philippines into a superpower in Asian Track and Field and inspired national pride in being Filipino. Also, De Vega…
Palarong Pambansa 2013 Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statiscian Palarong Pambansa 2013 Dumaguete Cotabato’s Romnick Nor, the 2011 Palarong Pambansa Champion, had the fastest time (allegedly 10.6 ht in semifinals). Nor, who previously represented ARMM, is looking at making a solid claim on the Palaro Record in the final where he will…
High Jump History of the Evolution of the High Jump < p style=”text-align: justify;”> As the initial thread of Evolution of the High Jump was so popular. Currently are #3 most popular post with over 800 reads at this time. I have decided to keep the original without make any changes for future reference.…
track ovals 70 Fun Track Ovals in the Philippines, guaranteed for your running needs Article, original article, and revisions by Andrew Pirie (Pirie Enzo) ATFS Statistician . Synopsis The First edition of this publication was published on Facebook on January 21, 2011. Hence in 2012, it moved to pinoymiler, then pinoyathletics.com, then pinoyathletics.info. Attached is…
Supplements Sprinters Please note Pinoyathletics does not have a medical background. And any health concerns or risks need to be addressed first by a doctor if any concerns before taking supplements. We will take no responsibility on the effect of consumption of supplements. Food Supplements Sprinters Mar 28, 2011 | Originally by Brian Willett Sprinter…
Ensayo para sa kabataang atleta: Ano ba ang dapat? Airnel T. Abarra* Hangad ng bawat isang atleta na manalo. Walang makapapalit sa damdamin ng isang nagtatagumpay sa larangang kanyang kinabibilangan. Sa pag-aasam na manalo ng isang atleta o koponan sa larangan ng Athletics, malaking tanong pa rin kung paano ba dapat tingnan ang mithiin ng bawat isa. …
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