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Hidilyn "Hidi" Francisco Diaz-Naranjo OLY [2] [3] ( Tagalog: [haɪdiˈlin ˈdɪas naˈɾanho]; [4] born February 20, 1991 [5]) is a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman. She holds two Olympic records in weightlifting for her performance at the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics . In her early weightlifting years ...
v. t. e. Rural children playing basketball. Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are six major sports in the Philippines: basketball, boxing, tennis, football, billiards, and volleyball. [1]
The Palarong Pambansa ( Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions of the Philippines. The event, started in 1948, is organized and governed by the Department of Education . Student-athletes from public and private schools at elementary and secondary levels can compete, provided they ...
Efren Manalang Reyes OLD PLH (born August 26, 1954), popularly known by the nicknames "Bata" (Tagalog for 'Kid') and "the Magician", is a Filipino professional pool player, who is widely regarded as the greatest pool player of all time, and especially famed for his skill at the challenging one-pocket discipline.
2016. 2020. 2024. The Philippines is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, celebrating the centenary of the team's debut in the same city. Filipino athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1924 onwards, except for Moscow 1980 as part of the American-led boycott .
The Philippines became an independent country in 1946, and in the 1950s, the national team did well in international tournaments. The Philippine team won the gold medal at the Asian Games in 1951, the first-time basketball was played. [3] The Philippine basketball team dominated the Asian Games until 1962. [3]
Alyssa Caymo Valdez (Tagalog: [ɐˈlɐjsa bɐlˈdɛs]; born June 29, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers.She was a member of the collegiate varsity women's volleyball team of Ateneo de Manila University in both indoor and beach volleyball.
EJ Obiena. Ernest John "EJ" Uy Obiena, OLY (born November 17, 1995 [3] [4]) is a Filipino Olympian pole vaulter, currently ranked second in the world in men's pole vault (2023), per the World Athletics Organization. [5] [6]