Juico names 8 Bets for Asian Games

Juico names 8 Bets for Asian Games Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) president Philip Ella Juico has named the eight tracksters that will compete in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang Indonesia on August 18 to September 2. The PATAFA contingent will be composed of Southeast Asian Games gold medallist Eric…

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POC / PSC / NSA / BP 2014

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2018 February Monthly Roundup World Athletics

2018 February Monthly roundup World Athletics Coleman takes down own 60m World Record Further 6.34 (video) February 19, 2018 Albuquerque, New Mexico Christian Coleman won the US Indoor Championships in a run of 6.34. Surpassing his world record of 6.37. He was followed closely behind by 2017 defending championRonnie Baker who clocked 6.40 the…

4 Best & Worst Drinks for Young Athletes

4 Best & Worst Drinks for Young Athletes Guest Post by Joshua Fitness It’s fairly common for people to experiment with various different drinks while they’re working out, and for the most part, their choices are good. But every once in a while, there comes a silly drink that does more harm than…

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2018 January Roundup Athletics South East Asia

Muncherji opens up Season with 4 Indoor National Records, Singapore Highlights Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Stastiscian Singapore’s 400m Record Holder Percy Zubin Muncherji who is now studying at Indiana University. While opening up his seasons with quite a few impressive runs. And Mucherji who ran indoors for the first time shattered the National Indoor…

January 2018 Philippines Weekly Round up Road Running

Sunlife Resolution Run Jan 22, 2018 3000m RANK BIB NO. NAME GENDER AGE GROUP GUN TIME CHIP TIME 1 30321 Archie Abayon M 25-29 00:10:24 00:10:19 2 30709 Jojie Daga-As M ? 00:10:33 00:10:33 3 30330 Gabriel Cervantes M 17 Below 00:13:39 00:13:36 4 30001 Jefrey Guiruela M 35-39 00:14:01 00:13:58 5…

5 Articles Chronic Hamstring Problems Learn Recovery

Hamstring Problems 1. Chronic Hamstring Problems in Sprinters: Management and Recovery By Jason S Davis, BSc. M.Chiro When discussing hamstring injuries. Attention is often focused on the management and rehabilitation of acute injuries such as grade one biceps femoris tear. However, many times hamstring soreness and poor sprint performance resulting from hamstring problems can…

Tokal Mokalam

Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician One of the greatest sprinters and most tragic deaths for Philippine Track and Field came from the 1970s star Tokal Mokalam. Born 15 June 1949. Mokalam placed third at the national open then 17, in the 200m in 22.6. He finished behind veterans Arnulfo Valles 21.9 and Rogelio Onofre…

Rizal Memorial Declared a Historic Site

I’m so happy that the current PSC has made the right decision. Lots of memories by me with my first international meet in 2000 as a 15-year-old at the National Open. I’m sure a lot of others a lot older memories of the stadium. Two thumbs up Chairman Butch Ramirez.”THATS GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY!” Article from…

Gender Issues in Athletics: Caster Semenya

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What are the UAAP Residency Eligibility Rules ?

UAAP Residency Eligibility Rules This article is continued from effects from the DEPED K TO 12 Implemented Program, Further more we have gathered information from various sources. Yet as we are not the official representatives of the UAAP. Pinoyathletics.info will not be held accountable as this information can be updated at any time. We…

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11 Yr Old Swimmer Jasmine Mojdeh Sets Sights 2024 Olympics

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How to Reach your Ideal Body Weight?

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Should PSC Takeover from POC Control of the NSAs (Poll You Decide)

PSC Takeover from POC The proposed bill would place the NSAs under the control of the PSC. Under the present setup, NSAs are independent although subject to the supervisory and visitorial powers of the PSC. What’s your insight? Do you think it would be better that NSAs be under the control of PSC? After…

30 Day Abs Challenge - Your Way to Sexy Abdominals

Sexy Abdominals ….. Due to the popularity and over looked value of abdominal exercises. We have added another article on abdominal exercises. Here is a simple 30 Day Abs challenge to tone up your Abs and burn your stomach fats. I found this on Stumbleupon.com I personally plan to do this challenge now that I…

Philippines worse finish in the SEA Games since 1999

Philippines worst finish in the SEA Games since 1999 (updated)

Philippines worst finish in the SEA Games since 1999 It seemed that during the 2017 SEA Games, the Mall across the road was having a 50% off sale. Which unfortunately also included the Gold Medal count for Team Philippines. When the task force had predicted 50 golds medal before the SEA Games its seemed a…

2017 SEA Games Vietnam 13 Gold Fire Storm and Rise of Sprint Queen Chinh

2017 SEA Games - Vietnam Aug 28, 2017 Articles by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician If anything was a serious trend. Vietnam continued to build their dominance in Women’s Athletics sweeping no less than 13 of 22 golds available or 59% of all the golds. 10 on the track and 3 on the field. The…

Aries Toledo - Profile

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2017 SEA Games Athletics Day 3 Early Report

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2017 SEA Games Athletics - Day 1 - Cray safely through 100 Heats and 400 Hurdle Heats

Article by Manolo Pedralvez KUALA LUMPUR – Conserving energy for the critical finals later in the day, Fil-Am Eric Shawn Cray worked just hard enough to hurdle the men’s 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles heats, respectively, at the start of the 29th Malaysian Southeast Asian Games trackfest here on Tuesday. Sporting braided hair, Cray ruled his heat in…

Airnel Abarra

Author: Airnel Abarra, MSc. Aka. ‘The Professor’ Is the head of Track and Field Program of the Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines. While Originally teaching in San Pablo City, Laguna specialising in teaching Social Studies. Furthermore he has completed the degree of Master of Science in Human Movement Science Major in Exercise Science…

Info on Write for us, Sponsor us, and Core Values

Call for New Writers for pinoyathletics.info By Pirie Enzo WIIFM if you write for your blog? 1. If you write for our blog it will help brand yourself as a subject matter expert. 2. If you write for our blog, it will help give you exposure to the target market you’re marketing to. 3. If…

Pole Vault Evolution

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…

Harryholics go wild as Harry Diones takes a Silver at Asian Champs

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…

Ernest Obiena nabs Historic bronze for Philippines at Asian Championships

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

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2017 June Monthly Roundup Philippine Athletics

Two Junior Fil-Heritage athletes continued to show promise. Cerah Moren breaks Palabrica Junior Record, wins for Zion Corrales-Nelson June 29, 2017 The fast improving Cerah Moren from Arizona. Who is from Arizona. Erased the National Junior Record of Evalyn Palabrica 45.43m set 5 years ago in the ASEAN University Games in Vietnane. The 5’3 Moren,…

2017 Hong Kong Invitational Philippine Athletes Report & Results (merged)

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2017 SEA Games Roster in Athletics Philippines and Singapore

2017 SEA Games Philippines Roster in Athletics The Philippines has selected 37 athletes for the SEA Games in Athletics. In 2015 they had selected 36. A more in depth report is coming after this. But this is welcome for your commentary. ATHLETICS Men’s team: Agravante Jeson Oyco (marathon), Anfernee Lopena (100m, 4x100m relay), Aries Toledo…

Donate Shoe Advocates around the Philippines

Donate Shoe Advocates Pinoyathletics gives Piglets Spike Shoes (May 26, 2017) A collection of pre-used spike shoes i had acquired through various beneficiaries was donated to the hard working Adriana Arca and Miguel Arca to distribute to their children. I chose the Arca’s because unlike other kids they choose to stay loyal and stay with…

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…

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…

2017 Asian Grand Prix Leg 3 Taipei Report

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2017 Singapore: Francis Medina 400H SEA Bronze Mark

Francis Medina Francis Medina Hits SEA Bronze Standard in 400 Hurdles Singapore National Open, Sports Hub, Singapore Francis Medina, had a significant break through winning the gold medal in 400 Hurdles for the Philippines at the Singapore National Open. Medina timed 51.30, to book a plane to Malaysia as the SEA Games bronze standard is…

3 Books on Coaching Race Walking Reviews

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2017 Palaro Veruel, Combate new Century Dash Champs

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Palaro 2017: Master Speech Calis and Magic Meagey Ninura One last Bump

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PH track and field athletes to train in Hong Kong

PH track and field athletes to train in Hong Kong Retrieved from Sun Star Baguio April 12, 2017 (Corrections in Red Font) THE Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) is sending 17 of its athletes to Hong Kong as part of their preparation of this year’s Southeast Asian Games (SEAG). Patafa secretary general Renato…

Eric Cray and his buddies set a new national record in 4×100

The National Team quartet of Jomar Udtohan, Anfernee Lopena, Trenten Beram and Eric Shauwn Cray set a new national record at the Philippine National Open 2017. Establishing a new mark of 40.29. The quartet broke the mark set last year of L-Time Studio Asics Airforce Edgardo Alejan, Isidro Del Prado Jr., Brandon Thomas and Eric…

2017 Philippines National Open (some Day 1 Results)

Patrick Unso led the qualifiers to the 110 Hurdles with a time of 14.53 to win Semi 2. Patrick is the 2015 SEA Games bronze medalist and Philippine Record Holder with a time of 14.12. UAAP Champion Clinton Kingsley Bautista who is a member of the National team won the first semi 1 in 14.90.…

2017 SEA YOUTH ATHLETICS RESULTS

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30 classic games for Simple Outdoor Play

classic games classic games When I was a kid, we played outside with the other kids in the neighborhood with most of our free time. We also made the most of recess at school. We kept ourselves quite occupied without any of today’s modern technologies. Listed below are some no-tech games that…

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Evaluation of the 2012 Advocacy Plan for PATAFA

PATAFA An advocacy plan was presented now several years ago by the said individuals Misael Perez, Manny Calpes, and Renato Unso. Three UAAP coaches and the later an athletic legend of Track and Field. I ask you dear reader? after reviewing this. It is now safe for me to write this as I am no…

Erlinda Lavandia

Erlinda Lavandia Considered one of the greatest Javelin Throwers in the history of the South East Asian Games. Born in 1952 and Hailing from Surigao Del Norte. Lavandia was the sole gold medalist at the 1977 SEA Games the first time the Philippines joined. She won her first Javelin title with a throw of 45.22m…

Kapiti College School Records still intact

Kapiti College Its good to see my Western Zone, Wellington Records still intact. I checked out the College Sport Wellington Website the other day. And found in the most recent edition of the Western Zone Wellington High school meet (10 schools) my records are still there. My records for 12-13 year old boys and 14-15…

John Smith and the Importance of Rhythm

John Smith JUNE 12, 2016 BY JIMSON LEE When it comes to sprinting, John Smith of HSI needs no introduction. I’ve covered some of his philosophies and concepts plenty of times in the past 9 years e all know of John Smith 7 phases to a 100m race: Reaction Time Block Clearance…

Cagayan De Oro Oval in Disrepair

Cagayan De Oro Oval More Comprenhensive Details on all Track Ovals in the Philippines Please note while the main Oval in Disrepair, with no rubber just concrete. Milo insists that this oval still be used than any other oval for the Milo Little Olympics Mindanao. However their is another private oval with 8 lanes at…

Fil Heritage Program Part 2 (The struggles of Princess Joy Griffey)

Princess Joy Griffey This article has been with held for a while, so now its essentially three articles merged into one. Articles and Interviews by Andrew Pirie, ATFS Statistician 2011 Following on from our original story on Eric Cray, the Fil-Heritage program continues this time back tracking back to 2011 When Filipino born, Washington Based sprinter…

Pinoyathletics creates directory of Reliable Coaches in Track and Field

Directory of Reliable Coaches Chi Robinson (Sprints), Fil-Heritage, United States (awaiting details) Mandate of Pinoyathletics.info Andrew Pirie & Airnel ‘The Professor’ Talatala Abarra Pinoyathletics has decided to host a directory and network of Reliable Coaches in Track and Field. We believe that in order to strengthen the Athletics culture in…

Jess Barnard Articles

Articles by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician 2016 Weekly Roundup Athletics January 2nd Week: Barnard Indoor Record Mile Jan 19, 2016 *any media copying this article must link pinoyathletics.info Three Filipino athletes participated Indoors at University of Washington Dempsey Meet held in Seattle on January 16, 2016. Fil-Heritage athlete Jessica Lyn Barnard, 25 established…

Bogus Claims from Antonio Di Quinzio he is an Olympian!

Di Quinzio Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician & Former Meet Director of PSC-PATAFA Weekly Relays 2015 Updated Results 2014 6.53m http://www.wwuvikings.com/sports/c-track/stats/041714aaa.html No Performances since then from Quinzio he probably has retired Australian based Anthony Di Quinzio, 23. Yet not only stated he has represented Australia…

Batang Pinoy 2015 Articles Samantha Limos

Samantha Limos breaks the Batang Pinoy 100 Meter Record of Karen Janario (Interview video) Andrew Pirie ATFS Statitiscian Cebu - Batang Pinoy A new talent emerged in the interesting world of Philippines Women’s Sprints. Only having taken up sprints a year ago, 13 year old Cebu’s Samantha Limos stopped the clock at 12.48 to not…

Gender Issues in Athletics: Nancy Navalta

Nancy Navalta was not the first controversial athlete who undergo gender questions. Other Filipina female sprinter s Mona Sulaiman, Juliette Poulding, and Gina Sucopol created gender issue questions? In the early 1990s, seventeen-year-old Nancy Navalta burst into Philippine track and field. While running the 100-meter dash at 11.44 seconds. Furthermore, It’s an even more…

Drugs: Steroids

NEW SCIENTIST. SPORTS LIES AND STEROIDS We do not know how many aspiring athletes fail to make the grade despite trying various untested drugs, or perhaps even see their health and performance decline as a result. *amateurs drugs, fail make grade, decline health It is true that there was good reason to think testosterone would…

Drug Testing in Sport an essay (videos included)

Drug Testing in Sport Drug Testing in Sport from Pinoyathletics.info RESEARCH PROPOSAL By Andrew Pirie Sports Performance II 2004, International Pacific College Topic – Drug Testing in Sport: Objective: I would like to find out if drug testing in sport is effective and how it is carried out. What type of drugs can…

Four Meets at Once this Weekend for Philippine Athletics / Sports

Four Meets at Once this Weekend for Philippine Athletics This Weekend there will be a fromage of Athletic meets around the country. Three of these are multi sports festivals. Taking place: PATAFA Weekly Relays in Pasig (a program of PATAFA and the PSC) (*Athletics Only) Milo Little Olympics in Laguna (a program of Milo &…

2015 Brunei Open Del Prado Videos

Fab Five in Brunei Open PATAFA and the PSC sent a small delegation to the Brunei Open which will start tomorrow. Four athletes and one coach will see action. Coach Sean Guevarra and Mervin Guarte the SEA Games silver medalist in the 800, 1500, both members of Philippine Airforce were not able to secure a…

2015 PNG Luzon Leg Full Report (merged)

Day 1 Report (July 3): Rosales Returns This is my delayed coverage report for the Athletics segment of the Philippine National Games Luzon Leg held at Philsports in Pasig, the meet was held July 3-7. As i have had a lot of other things on and am reflecting right now moving forward this report…

2015 Weekly Relays Reports Part 2

Week 2 Weekly Relays (Aug 9) Karen, Kingsley, MDP win Invitationals The second week of the Weekly Relays, was not as much of a glamorous event as the first week. While much of the first week’s issue with PATAFA running out of BIB numbers and having to issue a massive amount of temporary numbers…

2015 Weekly Roundup Philippine Athletics July

World Youth Champs 2015 (Full Summary) 8 athletes qualified for Philippines? Qualfiying Criteria Will be held in Cali, Colombia in South America. July 15-19 Official Meet Website As of now a team has not been nominated as the selection period has not started yet. This is only for athletes born in 1998 and…

South East Asian Games 2015 Athletic Reports (videos)

South East Asian Games 2015 2015 SEA Games Notes Athletics From my notebook at 2015 SEA Games Jun 20, 2015 Split Times for Mary Grace Delos Santos (Timer Wenlie Maulas, Recorder Pirie) Lap / lap time / total time 1 1:20.6 1:20.6 2 1:24.4 2:45.0 3 1:23.3 4:08.3 4 1:23.5 5:31.8 5 X 6:55 7…

2015 World Athletics News (merged)

2015 World Athletics News Former IAAF President Lamine Diack Arrested Nov 12, 2015 Below its very ironic now these charges have come to light as I was digging through my archives the other day back to 2005 with Mr. Diack being very defensive about false accusations which may have as suspected have been a cover…

The Very Best of Belibestre Tales of a Young Boar

Upcoming Jumper Jerry Belibestre interviewed by Pinoyathletics.info Nov 18, 2015 Pinoyathletics interview Jerry Belibestre Below is an interview of Jerry Belibestre from Bacolod. Jerry has racked up several titles in the last few years, Batang Pinoy Champion 2013 Bacolod 2x Palaro Champion 2014-15 Santa Cruz & Tagum National Junior Champion 2015 Santa Cruz ASEAN…

2015 Singapore Open Athletics Reports

2015 Singapore Open 2015 Singapore Open Athletics (Schedule of Events) (Start lists) (Live Results) The first tune up meet for the Philippines Athletics Team will be in Singapore. The meet originally scheduled for March 26-27 was postponed to April 4 and 5. The SEA Games will be held in Singapore June 5-15. Pinoyathletics.info will bring…

NCR Palaro Sirilan, 13 bloodline of Legendary Solis gets MVP

Sirilan MVP A girl from the blood line of a legendary athletic heroine of the 1950s dominated the NCR Palaro Meet at Marikina last week. Ellah Therese Sirilan of University of the East high school. “My father is a cousin of Inocencia Solis”said Sirilan whose family hails from Iloilo. Innocencia Solis who had no children…

2015 Weekly Round up in Athletics January-February

Articles by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Week 3: PB for Alyana Very few members of the Fil-Heritage program competed this weekend and unlike previous weeks nobody made it past the SEA Games standards or set national records. Alyana Nicolas set a new personal best in the Pole Vault with a leap of 3.52m, improving on…

Bertek, clocks fastest Marathon time by South East Asian in the last few years (rev 1)

Bertek The oldest member of the Philippine National Team in Athletics Eduaro Buenavista, 36 (Bertek) rewound the clock back several years. The Veteran Bertek placed second at the Hong Kong Chartered Marathon. The Former SEA Games and Many time Milo Marathon Champion clocked a time of 2:24:11 finishing fourth in the Asian Category and 30th…

Caleb Stuart ‘The Man Mountain’ Archives

Caleb John Stuart obliterates SEA Hammer Record Mar 14, 2015 Caleb John Stuart Fil-Heritage thrower Caleb Stuart sent a sign of things to come to his rivals in South East Asia. And that the Philippines was in fact prepared to…

2014 World Athletics News (merged)

2014 World Athletics News Richard Kilty is the World Indoor Champion (video) (rev 1) March 10, 2014 Britain’s Richard Kilty sensationally became the world indoor 60 metres champion on Saturday night as he ran a personal best to stun the sprinting world. The 24-year-old from Stockton, nicknamed the ‘Teesside Tornado’, considered quitting athletics 18 months…

2014 Weekly Roundup Philippine Athletics October, November

Marisa Kwiatkowski - The new Kid on the Long Jump Board (rev 1) November 13, 2014 Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Looking at following the legacy and great tradition of Filipino Long Jumpers. De Vega, Muros, Gabito, Torres, Santos is another promising young athlete. The 18 year old beauty Marisa Kwiatkowski is the…

2014 PATAFA Weekly Relays - Report & Results

2014 PATAFA Weekly Relays - Report & Results Sept 28, 2015 Compiled by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician/PSC Consultant I have compiled all the reports for the 2014 Weekly Relays. Please note the amount of detail and effort I put into and promoting Managing this meet as a PSC Consultant .2014 saw an exponential growth…

The Mystery of Quarter Miler Carlos Kevin Tan

Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statistician Our newest inductee to the Pinoyathletics.info hall of fame is a name shrouded in mystery. Early Fil-Heritage sprinter Kevin Carlos Tan, his name was listed on the world charts as Filipino even though he never represented the Philippines or ran at the National Championships. It was noted…

Palarong Pambansa Athletics 2014 Articles (merged)

Palarong Pambansa Athletics 2014 Laguna named host of 2014 Palaro (merged) Oct 13, 30, 2013 By: Olmin Leyba (The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines - Laguna has been awarded the hosting of the 2014 Palarong Pambansa after convincing the game’s executive committee of its capability to stage the annual multisports competition for student athletes. “Laguna will…

Phil Sports (Ultra) Oval correct Spike Nails (rev 1)

Phil Sports Phil Sports 1. CONTENTS Opening Hours Advised Spike Nails With Renovation of Phil Sports well underway with the relaying of the new track surface. I would like to revive this old article for the public’s information in regards to incoming guidelines. While the PSC has invested a lot into the…

Philippine Power-lifting Records (Updated)

Power-lifting Power-lifting Philippine Powerlifting Records Below is a list of the Philippine Powerlifting Records (Deadlift, Bench, Squat to parallel or below). Kindly supplied by national weightlifting coach Edmundo Cardano. Included in the lists of Records is University of the Philippines Thrower Precious De Leon. 1. Raw records begin Nov 2011 2.…

Recruiting Athletes in Philippine Track and Field (rev 3)

Recruiting Athletes in Philippine Track and Field Article by Andrew Pirie ATFS Statiscian There are three ways I can think of which come to mind for recruiting talented Track and Field athletes into the Philippines, 1. Are grassroots programs e.g. finds at the Palarong Pambansa and other such meets Batang Pinoy Regional Palaro Meets…

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.…

The Age of Inocencia Solis - The First Great Filipina Sprint Champion

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,…

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…

70 Fun Track Ovals in the Philippines, guaranteed for your running needs

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…

Josephine de la Vina Untouched Discus Records

Josephine de la Vina ARTICLE by ANDREW PIRIE - ATFS Statistician & pinoyathletics.info Editor . Born Apr 20, 1946 New Lucena, Iloilo Philippines, Died Nov 4 2011, Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines This is a revision of an article I wrote for Pinoymiler on March 8, 2012, titled ‘Filipino Junior Records in Chaos and Collision: The Philippines Greatest…

English: Pole vault (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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60 Filipino Men over 4m Pole Vault

4m Pole Vault As requested by National Pole Vault Coach Emerson Obiena. Most noteworthy is a list of every single athlete of Filipino Heritage who has cleared over 4.00m. So now over 60 men are in this comprehensive list. Please email any corrections and amendments to [email protected] for certain performances. As we may need…

1991 SEA Games Athletics Partial Results (rev 1)

1991 SEA Games Athletics SEA Games December 24 nov to 3 dec 1991 Manila/ Mens 100m 30/11 1 Mardi Lestari Indonesia 10.44 2 Visat Watansain Thailand 10.59 3 Ko Yu Kasty Malaysia 10.74 4 Albert Go Philippines 10.76 5 Kringkrae Narom Thailand 10.77 6 Khadiq Juntasi Indonesia 10.79 7…

Once Asia’s Fastest Man Rabuan Pit

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1979 SEA Games Athletics Complete Results

1979 SEA Games Athletics Jakarta, Indonesia 1979 Mens 100 METRES ( 22 /9) FINAL 1 Suchart Jairsurabharp Thailand 10.50 2 Jeffrey Mathelemual Indonesia 10.70 3 Prasit Boonprasert Thailand 10.79 4 Yacob Mursidi Waas Indonesia 10.83 5 Ong Yoke-phee Singapore 11.08 6 Ellron Alfred Angian Malaysia 11.14 7 Norazamal Jaffar Singapore 11.22 . 200 METRES (…

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