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🚀 CLIMBING HIGHER: EJ Obiena clears 5.90m in Zurich, punches ticket to the World Championships! 🇵🇭🔥

Asia’s pole vault king is peaking right on schedule! Competing in a star-studded, absolute thriller of a field in Zurich, our very own EJ Obiena locked in a stellar 5.90-meter clearance—securing a 5th-place finish and officially punching his ticket to next year’s World Championships as he gears up to defend his Asian Games crown! 🌏💪

This wasn't just any regular competition; it was a legendary showdown. The podium was nothing short of historic, featuring world record holder Mondo Duplantis soaring over 6.25m and EJ’s own training partner, Emmanuel Karalis, clearing 6.20m for second. Sondre Guttormsen rounded out the top tier at 6.00m, with EJ matching strides with Chris Nilsen at 5.90m.

He went toe-to-toe with the absolute elite and came out ahead of a heavyweight list of members in the exclusive 6-meter club, including multi-time global medalists Sam Kendricks, Kurtis Marschall, and former world record holder Renaud Lavillenie!

The momentum is real, the form is locked in, and the Philippine pride is flying higher than ever. Let's go, EJ! 🚀🥇

MEDAL HOPEFUL OUT OF 2026 ASIAN GAMES

Filipina triathlete and 2025 SEA Games gold medalist Kira Ellis will miss the 2026 Asian Games after an accident while training.

Speedy recovery, Kira. 🙏

ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE 🇵🇭

The Gilas Pilipinas Women wrapped up their 2026 FIBA Women’s Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament campaign with a 79-75 victory over Senegal in Guadajalara, Mexico.

Complete results:

🇵🇭 79- 75 🇸🇳
🇵🇭 38- 85 🇨🇦
🇵🇭 59- 61 🇲🇽

STEADY RISE 📈 🏆

Filipino pole vault star Ernest John "EJ" Obiena soaring high once again! 🇵🇭

Obiena cleared the 5.91-meter mark to capture the gold medal 🥇 at the Golden Sand 2026 (Tadeusz Ślusarski Memorial) held along the famous Aleja Gwiazd (Promenade of the Stars) in Międzyzdroje, Poland.

This is EJ's New Season's Best!

IS TEAM PH ON TRACK TO BE A WEIGHTLIFTING POWERHOUSE? 💪🇵🇭

After Day 5 of the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships on Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Philippines lead the standings both in the Youth and Junior divisons.

• Youth Category
🇵🇭 🥇10🥈03🥉03 = 16
🇰🇿 🥇07🥈05🥉05 = 17
🇮🇷 🥇04🥈01🥉04 = 9

• Junior Category
🇵🇭🥇06🥈03🥉06 = 15
🇹🇭🥇06🥈02🥉01 = 09
🇮🇷🥇03🥈02🥉03 = 08

ALEKSANDRA DIAZ IS THE NEXT BIG DEAL 💪🏋‍♀️

After ruling the Youth Division, 15-year-old Aleksandra Diaz also clinched the bronze in the Women's 49kg Junior category (20 years old and under) at the 2026 Asian Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Compatriot Angeline Colonia also settled for second place after listing 80kg in Sn**ch (🥇) and 93kg in Clean & Jerk (🥈) for a total of 173kg (🥈).

🏋️‍♀️ 49 KG WOMEN – JUNIOR

🥇 Naruemol Vonghajak (20 yrs old) 🇹🇭 — 178 kg
🥈 Angeline Colonia (20 yrs old) 🇵🇭 — 173 kg
🥉 Alexsandra Ann Diaz (15 yrs old) 🇵🇭 — 169 kg

PH'S NEW WEIGHTLIFTING RISING STAR 💪🇵🇭

Albert Ian Delos Santos proved once again that he is indeed the country's next super star after he dominated the Men's Junior 70kg category at the 2026 Asian Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The 19-year-old won three gold medals, ranking first in the sn**ch (141kg), clean and jerk (180kg) and total (321kg) in his weight class.

🥇🇵🇭 321kg
🥈🇮🇷 299kg
🥉🇮🇳 298kg

The Zamboanga City native also set four new junior records (world and Asian) in the men's 70kg category -- 180kg in clean and jerk, and total of 321kg.

Last May, Delos Santos broke the world junior record in the 71kg division after lifting 187kg in clean and jerk at the 2026 IWF World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Ismalia, Egypt.

Alex Eala ‘tired’ but says ankle injury not serious

Alex Eala alleviated worries about her fitness after twisting her right ankle in a gutsy win over Caty McNally in the round of 32 of the Canadian Open in Toronto on Saturday.

Eala tweaked her right ankle midway through the second set and fought through it en route to a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory over McNally to reach the fourth round of the WTA 1000 hard court event.

“I kind of rolled my ankle in that second set. I hit the forehand and I landed kind of wrong. I called the physio. I don’t know what happened, because it happened so fast. But luckily there’s nothing wrong with it, and it was no serious problems,” the 25th seed Eala said in the post-match presser.

Via: Inquirer

HERSTORY

Alas Women outlast Indonesia for breakthrough SEA V Cup silver

The Alas Pilipinas Women took home a breakthrough silver medal at the 2026 SEA V Cup Leg 2 after outlasting Indonesia, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19, 33-31, on Sunday in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

This marked the Philippines' best result by far in the regional tourney, after a total of six bronze medals secured by the women's national team in the past.

The Filipina spikers' journey to the runner-up finish was not smooth, as they had gone winless in the first leg and lost to Thailand to open the Chiang Mai stop of the tournament.

They persevered, claiming a huge upset win over Vietnam on Saturday en route to the virtual battle for second-place against Indonesia.

Thailand had already secured the gold in the second leg.

Via: Abs-cbn

Alex Eala finds extra fuel in cheers of loud crowd

Alex Eala’s loyal and roaring followers have been the center of an ongoing debate over what constitutes proper tennis etiquette. The Filipino superstar has largely kept her voice neutral in that conversation.

But for one moment, after winning a key point in a testy three-setter that she said she really “wanted,” Eala made it clear what she wanted from her supporters.

“To play in front of you guys, it’s amazing, so the motivation to come here and play another match—everything just becomes so much more emotional,” she said.

Via: Inquirer