European Lessons for a Successful Athletics Grassroots Program in the Philippines

European Lessons for a Successful Athletics Grassroots Program in the Philippines     European Lessons for a Successful Athletics Grassroots Program in the Philippines   Airnel T. Abarra, MSc Head Coach- Ateneo de Davao University Meet Director- Blue Knights Track League, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines   Its been always my belief that…

Kwiatkowski

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Kwiatkowski breaks Marestella Torres Triple Jump Record

Kwiatkowski Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician   Fil-Heritage jumper Marisa Kwiatkowski, 20 broke the 13-year-old National Triple Jump Record of Olympian Marestella Torres. Marisa has held a Filipino passport since 2014 coming through the PSC Fil-Heritage scouting program.   Playing in her first year of college. Kwiatkowski who represents Stanford leaped 12.68m (1.4),  to place 26th…

2017 May 18 PATAFA Time Trials

  Regarding the last time trial on May 18. I had read from the Manila Times. “Essentially, most of our athletes who took part in the performance trials improved their personal bests. That’s a good enough indication that we are headed toward the right direction,” said Juico in an interview on Saturday. Retrieved from Manila…

Five Years of Pinoyathletics.info

Pinoyathletics.info celebrates its 5th Birthday, started in 2012. Prior to this, we were Pinoyathletics.com at WordPress starting in 2011 before moving to wordpress.org. And prior to that in 2010, I first signed up to sports writing through the encouragement of Moriel ‘Yell’ Carreon, The Pinoymiler YUN OH!!!. When we first came along there was pinoymiler…

Abdul Guipar supplied by his only daughter Princess Zoraida.

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Abdulkadir Guiapar , Asian Champion in 400 Hurdles

Abdulkadir Guiapar   One of the first big names produced by the late Rosito Andaya was Abdulkadir Guiapar from Cotabato. Andaya molded the hard working Guiapar into an Asian champion in the 400 Hurdles.   Guiapar succeeded the aging Timoteo Galima, who had been the national champion in 400 Hurdles on and off for the last decade.…

Joan Masangkay Retains Asian Powerlifting Title

Its a very good day for the Philippine Powerlifting Team when the Philippine flag raise in the 2017 ASIAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS on Soreang Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Four Philippine Powerlifters became Asian Champions & brought home many gold medals. One of those is Joan Masangkay, 18 a native of Masbate. She now residing at Barangay San…

Cray dishes out times in Japan

Eric Cray quickly dusted off a dreadful 2017 opener of 52.10 400 Hurdles run at the Drake Relays in Des Moines (cold, heavy rain). Cray, 28 the SEA Games Champion in both the 100m and 400 Hurdles. Firstly cray ran the 100 at Mito Invitational on May 5 and clocked 10.35 (-0.6) wind, his second…

Regino Ylanan The Father of Philippines Sport

Regino Ylanan Regino Ylanan (7 September 1889 – 1963) was a Filipino athlete, physician, sports administrator, physical educator, and sports historian. He rose to fame with three gold medals in track and field at the 1913 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. He won two further medals at the 1915 Game. And also represented his…

Top Sprinters Genetic Factor

      1.Top sprinters may have key gene Old Article from BBC News 2003 Wednesday, 27 August, 2003, 18:02 GMT 19:02 UK Top sprinters may have key gene Has Darren Campbell got the gene? Becoming one of the fastest men or women in the world is all about years of hard training, healthy eating…

Mercidita ‘Bunso’ Manipol

  In some cases, courage mattered more than height. Thus the petite figure of Mercidita Manipol that stood less than 5’0 crushed the challenge of her much bigger opponents to emerge as a SEA Games champion in the 2005 SEA Games in Manila. Manipol still holds the Philippine Record in the 5000m set in the…

Lerma Elmira Buluitan-Gabito

    Lerma Elmira Bulauitan (later Gabito), Born 1974 from Penablanca, Cagayan Valley. Lerma began her career as a sprinter and jumper.   Bulauitan clocked 12.5 to the win the Palarong Pambansa secondary girls title as a 16-year- old in 1990 in Pangasinan. During her senior years of the Palaro though Bulauitan would be in the…

Core Exercises and Core Activation (Diagrams)

core exercises     A Diagram of selected Core Exercises. Sometimes Core Exercises is the hardest activity to get done when by yourself. In a group its much easier to complete.   Exercises Core Activation   Core Activation, the dream of six pack abs and tight core muscles is a common fitness dream for both…

Zion Corrales-Nelson Archive

Zion Corrales-Nelson   Zion Corrales Nelson makes Semis of World Junior 200 Jul 29, 2016 Philippine 400 Meter Record Holder Zion Rose Corrales Nelson, 17 made it to the Girls 200 Meter Semi-Finals at the prestigious World Junior (U20) Athletic Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Even though SEA Games 100 Meter Champion and 200 Meter silver…

Asian Grand Prix 2 Jiaxing

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Asian Grand Prix Round 2 Jiaxing Report & Results

Jiaxing China, Second Round of Asian Grand Prix 2017 Mi Hong of China won the 100m in 10.40. Boby Yaspi of Indonesia the SEA Games silver medallist took bronze in 10.50. In the Womens 100 Zyabkina Viktoriya had another win for Kazakhstan in 11.36, from India’s Dute Chand 11.57, and Le Tu Chinh of Vietnam…