Cebu’s Lindley Navaja tied the 35 year old Record of Aquilinio Onofre in the 100m equalling it with 10.5 (hand-timed)

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Filipino Track Records in Chaos Part 3: Palaro Records Tertiary Open Mens & Womens

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…

Barefoot Hurdler Rocena Chua was the surprise winner in the girls 15-16 Hurdles

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2012 Batang Pinoy Report

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…

Fil Heritage pole vaulter Alyana Nicolas targets the National Junior Pole Vault Record

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2013 July Weekly Roundup Philippine Athletics

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 Dipolog (rev 8)

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…

2013 Philippines NCAA Schedule, Report and Photos

. 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…

Caido of Baguio at PNG centre improved his best time from PNG from 50.34 to 48.8

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2013 PRISAA Report (updated)

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…

The 1998 Palarong Pambansa saw the emergence and rise of Marestella Torres

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Palaro 98 and 2012 (merged)

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 in Cagayan De Oro

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…

Mrs Nanette Lusterio enjoying some good times with her Gintong Alay Team Mates.

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Remembering Nanette Lusterio (1954-2012) (rev 1)

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…

Pole Vault Results 2012 Complete (merged)

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…

university athletics association of philippines logos.

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2012 UAAP Full Previews, Schedule, Day 1-4 Report (merged)

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

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…

Motivation Videos and Books

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…

Throwing Events Explained (with diagrams)

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

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…

Fortunato Catalon congratulated by Prince Chichibu at the 1923 Far East Asian Games (Photo Supplied by Ron Casey President of the International Society for Japanese Philately (ISJP).

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Fortunato Catalon the King of Filipino Sprinters

  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…

2012 Philippine University Games: Nash Nalus Again Breaks JR Pole Vault Record. Results Videos

  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…

Elma Muros the SEA Games Heptathlon Queen

  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]…

Six pack Abs, How to Get Yours ASAP

six pack abs Six Pack Abs Edited by Tom Viren, Jack Herrick, Krystle C., Ben Rubenstein and 404 others Strengthen your abdominal core muscles and lose your body fat. The concept may sound simple. While putting it into action can be quite challenging. Furthermore, It will take dedication, time and patience to get a six-pack.…

Cristabel Martes the Marathon Queen

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 / Rock Tape / Tabby Tape does it work?

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…

Legend of Philippines Track and Field Lydia De Vega

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Lydia De Vega Asia’s Sprint Queen (rev 9)

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…

Brumel at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (Photo Credits: Getty Images)

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How the High Jump Evolved: A brief history

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.…

300px-Lactic-acid-3D-balls

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Supplements Sprinters 100-200-400

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?

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.  …