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June Marie Adriano bags bronze in Asian Games karate
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino karateka June Marie Adriano snared a bronze medal in the 20th Asian Games women's kumite -50kg class after defeating Taiwanese Chung Ya-Chi, 10-3, in the battle for third place at the…
Marie June Adriano bags bronze in Asian Games karate
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino karateka Marie June Adriano snared a bronze medal in the 20th Asian Games women's kumite -50kg class after defeating Taiwanese Chung Ya-Chi, 10-3, in the battle for third place at the…
Asian Games: Karateka Marie June Adriano clinches bronze medal in women's individual kumite
Young karateka Marie June Adriano powered past Ya-chi Chung of Chinese Taipei to clinch a bronze medal in the 2026 Asian Games women's kumite -50kg on Wednesday at the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Japan.
Asian Games: Gilas Men 3x3 beats Kazakhstan to clinch quarterfinals berth
Gilas Pilipinas Men 3x3 pulled away late to carve out a 21-15 win over Kazakhstan and complete a group stage sweep of the 2026 Asian Games 3x3 men's basketball on Wednesday at the Kinjo Futo Station Square Venue in…
Who is Jean Claude Saclag? PH's silver medalist in the Asian Games
Jean Claude Saclag's silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games came in mixed martial arts, but his path to the podium started years earlier, across three different combat sports.
Jean Claude Saclag not giving up on finally nailing Asian Games gold
NAGOYA—Jean Claude Saclag walked into the cage at the 20th Asian Games carrying more than the weight of a nation’s hopes. But Saclag came up a tad short of accomplishing his mission on Tuesday, as the gallant Filipino…
Alex Eala all set for Singapore Open showdown vs Russian
SINGAPORE—Alex Eala ripped through forehand topspins and chased down drop shots on Tuesday. Eala played with fire in her eyes, holding nothing back. And this was only practice. Her opponent, Russia’s Tatiana Prozorova…
Gilas Pilipinas women earn shot at direct 3×3 quarters entry
Gilas Pilipinas Women replicated what its men counterpart did the previous day by stunning 3×3 powerhouse Mongolia before dominating Macau to open its Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games campaign on Tuesday. Kacey dela Rosa led…
First PH football Asiad win in seven decades has ties to past
NAGOYA—The Philippines ended a nearly seven-decade wait for an Asian Games men’s football victory on Tuesday, beating Kuwait, 2-1, on Andres Aldeguer’s stoppage-time penalty at CS Asset Minato Soccer Stadium in Nagoya…
Filipinos have day of close calls at Asian Games
The Philippine women’s kata. NAGOYA—The Philippines picked up its third bronze medal of the Asian Games on Tuesday after its women’s karate kata team defeated Thailand for the podium spot and somehow found more…
