Compiled by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Pinoyathletics.info will cover the Ongoing Vietnam National Open over the next few days. The best athletes from Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia are participating in preparation for the SEA Games. The Vietnam Open which i will try and update later tonight will be the last major battle before the SEA Games…
Pole Vault Evolution Pole Vault Evolution Revision 2 The Pole Vault has been an Olympic event for Men since 1896, and women since 2000. This article will examine the development and evolution of the Pole Vault. Early Origins Pole Jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, Cretans, and Celts. It was used in…
Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician The Philippines finished 6th place overall again the ASEAN School Games 2017. With earlier DEPED bosses hoping for a 2nd or 3rd place finish. It was surprising as Athletics with 4 golds and Swimming with 7 golds had the most golds each sport has had as these games.since the…
Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician The Philippine Teams fourth gold medal came at the 9th ASEAN School Games in Singapore on the final day. Palaro Champion James Lozanes of Western Visayas hurled the 700 gram Javelin 66.39m, to smash the meet Record of Pham Ngoc Anh of Vietnam 62.28m in 2013. Lozanes left the…
Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Its Gold for RAFOLS !!!!!! Day 3 of the ASEAN School Games in Singapore saw Team Philippines get its third gold in Athletics. This time it was 2016 Palarong Pambansa Champion John Marvin Rafols. Rafols was demoted to silver in the 2017 Palaro in Antique. But he smashed…
Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Thai Ace Sunthorntuan exterminates meet Record Pitchaaya Sunthorntuan, 18 improved on his PB of 47.15 which won him the Thai Junior title last month. The Thai clocked 46.87, which knocked exactly a whole second off the meet record of 47.87 an Ifan Anugrah Setiawan set in Chiang Mai…
Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician 2017 ASEAN School Games Athletics SINGAPORE The Philippines amassed 2 Golds, 3 Bronzes in Athletics. Palarong Pambansa Silver medalist Karl Aquino, in his second international meet. Took the Gold in the Boys Long Jump in the morning. Aquino improved on his 7.02m leap in the Palarong Pambansa…
July 4, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – A total of 159 Philippine athletes will compete in the 2017 ASEAN School Games from July 13 to 21 in Singapore. Department of Education assistant secretary Tonisito Umali said the athletes will come from the top performers in the recent Palarong Pambansa in San Jose, Antique. Umali is…
Eric Cray 2015 World Champs Sep 2, 2015 Entry standards - IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 The Philippines to just send Eric Cray to World Champs in Athletics The Philippines will be represented by only one athlete at the World Championships in Beijing August 22-30. Eric Cray who was assisted by Pinoyathletics.info (who was contacted by…
400 meter training: Historical Approach to the 400 Meter Dash Continued from Part 2 Many long sprint coaches have either heard about or believed in a philosophy similar to this one: 400 meter training should be broken into four segments, 100 meters each. Each 100 meters is run a certain way, especially the first three.…
9TH 2017 ASEAN SCHOOL GAMES ATHLETICS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 15-18 July Bishan Stadium, Singapore. 15th July 2017 9TH 2017 ASEAN SCHOOL GAMES ATHLETICS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 8.00AM Long Jump Boys 3000 Final Girls 800 Semi-Finals Boys Discus Girls 8:40AM 100M Semi-Finals Girls 9:00AM 100M Semi-Finals Boys 2:00PM Discus Boys Pole Vault Girls High Jump Girls 2:20PM…
THE DEPED has released to the Media the list of names but not the list of events for the 7th ASEAN School Games. 28 Athletes have been named for the ASEAN School Games 2017 in Singapore. The meet which will be held in Singapore July 15-18. 2 Days from now. Pinoyathletics.info only just received…
Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Asian Champs Day 4 Report and Results Bhubanesar, India Asian Championships Day 4 Fil-Heritage sprinter Trenten Beram clocked 20.96 to again break the National Record. Beram who came into this competition with a PB of 21.12. Clocked 21.05 in the heats, 21.07 in the semis and then 20.96…
Trenten Beram Articles and Profile by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Trenten Anthony Beram Born: 1 April 1996 Birthplace: Hopewell Junction, New York College: University of Connecticut Location: Connecticut Coaches: Head Coach Greg Roy (Ucon) , Sprint Coach Moose Akanno (Ucon) Club Coach Amado Lambert Philippine Team from 2016 onward Trenten Anthony Beram became…
damaged poles BY THE MANILA TIMES ON JULY 8, 2017 Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena’s celebratory mood immediately turned into a big disappointment after learning his poles were broken during transit at the Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy. Obiena, 21, finished with 5.50 meters behind gold medal winner Bangchao Ding of China (5.65m) and silver…
Cray vows to avenge setback Aug 24, 2017 Article by Manolo Pedralvez KUALA LUMPUR – Eric Shawn Cray was smiling meekly just moments after the men’s 100-meter race late Tuesday night, trying to mask the physical and emotional pain of losing the title of being Southeast Asia’s fastest man to hometown favorite Khairul Hafiz Jantan. “Oh yeah, I…
Article by Emerson Obiena . SAFETY REMINDERS FOR OUR POLE VAULTERS Pole vaulting is often perceived by many as a dangerous activity, Though there are far more higher statistics of injury in other sports, when accident do happen in pole vaulting, it can side line you for a season or more. That is why…
After EJ Obiena bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the Pole Vault on Day 1. A second medal followed with Mark Harry Diones of the Philippines leaping 16.45m to claim the Silver in the Triple Jump. Behind China’s Zhu Yaming 16.84m with China’s Xi Xiaoling getting bronze in 16.45m also. Although it was…
After 40 Years Uganda gained its second gold medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Below is the story of the men who gained gold for there country. (Aug 16) I saw this link to this brilliant Documentary from a friend who shared it. It tells the tragic-story of an Olympic icon John Akii-Bua…
Ernest Obiena Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 21 year old Ernest Obiena, beat a class field to take the bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Championships. Ernest Obiena leapt 5.50m to tie his seasons best in Slovakia last month. The last time the Philippines won a medal in Athletics at the Asian Championships was 8 years ago,…
2017 SEA Games Athletics Schedule Malaysia Thanks to Mr. Mohamad Ali for providing us a copy of the schedule. Also for updates or changes please refer to the official website
Philippines Athletics Team for 2017 Asian Championships Philippines Athletics Team for 2017 Asian Championships Disha, India July 6-9, 2017 Anfernee Lopena 100, 4×100 Trenten Beram 200, 4×100 Patrick Unso 110 Hurdles, 4×100 Eric Cray 400 Hurdles, 4×100 Mark Harry Diones Triple Jump, 4×100 Ernest Obiena Pole Vault Marestella Torres Long Jump **More to come write…
2017 SEA Games Two years ago Pinoyathletics.info predicted a 25-32 Gold Medal Total harvest for Team Philippines in all Sports. This was for the 2015 Singapore SEA Games. This was in very big contrast to Task Force heads Julian Camacho‘s of the Philippine Olympic Commitee bold prediction of 50 Gold Medals. Suffice to say 50…
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