28/07/2024
Vincent Leygonie is representing South Africa at the BMX Freestyle event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Check out the 27-year-old cyclist’s story in this report by Ihsaan Haffejee | VOA
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27/07/2024
Relatives of South Sudan’s Olympic basketball players are excited to watch them play in Paris. Ngor Kuany, father of Kuany Kuany says he can’t wait to see his son in the world-class games. [Manyang David Mayar | VOA]
27/07/2024
Members of the Philippine delegation, led by Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and secretary-general Atty. Wharton Chan, are on standby at the holding area and later get a taste of a French summer drizzle in raincoats as they take their positions in a special section on the bank of the River Seine ahead of Friday (July 26) night’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Sixteen members of Team Philippines—10 athletes and five official—led by flag-bearers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam were to ride the Philippine boat in the parade of athletes. 🇵🇭
[📷: Philippine Olympic Committee]
26/07/2024
A total of 22 Filipino athletes are about to embark on the fight of their lives for gold and country, led by EJ Obiena, currently ranked among the top pole vaulters in the world. 🏅
READ: https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2024/07/26/paris-2024-how-to-support-and-watch-filipino-athletes-for-free-via-smart/
25/07/2024
There’s the world’s second-ranked men’s pole vaulter in EJ Obiena, a product of Chiang Kai Shek College and the University of Santo Tomas who is a gold contender.
READ: https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2024/07/25/gold-for-obiena/
25/07/2024
Unknown to many, men’s basketball was played in the Summer Olympics long before the sport became an official medal-winning event during the 1936 Games in Berlin, Germany.
READ: https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2024/07/25/a-page-in-world-sports-history/
25/07/2024
In an effort to prevent drownings and give kids a chance to learn how to play safely in water, Rising Tide Effect teaches youth how to swim in a pool as well as an ocean. [June Hsu, Rendy Wicaksana | VOA America]
23/07/2024
A judo contest lasts 4 minutes. The goal is to make your opponent fall down or to immobilize him or her. [Agence France-Presse | VOA News]
23/07/2024
There are several techniques for making the ball move in different ways. [Agence France-Presse | VOA News]
22/07/2024
Breaking will become an Olympic sport at the Paris Games. Here are the basic principles. [Agence France-Presse | VOA News]
22/07/2024
Here's a look at the three forms of Olympic fencing, foil, epee, and sabre. [Agence France-Presse | VOA]
22/07/2024
In the first episode of Chasing Gold Olympics 2024, VOA’s podcast focused on the Olympic games being held in France’s capital, Paris, hosts Mike Hove and Muqbil Yabarow profile record setting athletes including Ferdinand Omanyala – the fastest man in Africa, U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles, and others who will feature at the month-long games. We also discuss the U.S. men’s basketball team which experts have labelled “Dream Team 2.0” due its roster which includes NBA superstars Lebron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. They play against South Sudan, the only African team to qualify for the 2024 basketball Olympics, on July 31. [VOA News]
20/07/2024
Breakdancing makes its debut as new Olympic sport in Paris France. VOAs Heather Maxwell talks to B-Girl Fatima Zahra “Elmamouny” El Mamouny and B-Boy “Billy” Bilal Mallakh ahead if their participation in the big games. [Heather Maxwell | VOA News]
19/07/2024
The Bulldogs seized the throne without dropping any single game, going undefeated in the group stage with an impressive 4-0 record.
READ: https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2024/07/19/bulldogs-hold-off-adamson-for-title/
19/07/2024
The Los Angeles Lakers have bigger issues on their mind than the handling of Bronny James
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The Los Angeles Lakers have bigger issues on their mind than the handling of Bronny James.
19/07/2024
“We promise everyone the exposure kasi napakalaking bagay ng exposure sa high school players. Ako, galing ako sa high school program ng San Beda. Napakalaking bagay ng homegrown na galing high school,” - LA Tenorio
READ: https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2024/07/19/tenorio-sees-brighter-days-ahead-for-future-cagers/
17/07/2024
“I don't try to evaluate what Dennis Rodman is all about. Why does he change his hair color or paint his nails? As players, that shouldn't be important to us,” - Michael Jordan
Jordan believed that being a winner he is, Dennis Rodman could help the Bulls bag titles.
15/07/2024
When it comes to being passionate about sports, there is no doubt that Manolo “Chino” Trinidad comes to mind. Although we crossed paths several times in the past years, we never really got a chance to mingle.
15/07/2024
An explosive triple-header sets the stage, headlined by a 6:00 p.m. clash between league heavyweights Creamline and PLDT. Galeries Tower and Nxled kick off hostilities at 2:00 p.m., followed by the Chery Tiggo-Farm Fresh showdown at 4:00 p.m.
15/07/2024
14/07/2024
Some members of the New York Metro Blind Hockey team have taken it upon themselves to spotlight how visually impaired people can still become professional athletes. [VOA News]
14/07/2024
Chino, known for calling a spade a spade in the topsy-turvy world of Philippine sports, asked me to meet him as soon as possible to speak out my mind regarding the latest happenings in the world of sports.
Read: https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2024/07/14/the-wonderful-journey-of-chino-trinidad/
12/07/2024
Thank you Fossil for inviting us to your Pickleball clinic today! We had a blast! Fossil
11/07/2024
Smart Communications Inc, the official broadcast partner of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the Philippines, will make sure that all Filipinos will get the chance to watch and cheer their local heroes. Smart has announced that it will stream the world's biggest sporting event from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
Read: https://sportsbytes.com.ph/2024/07/11/olympic-games-paris-2024-how-to-watch-for-free/
10/07/2024
Diana Taurasi is seeking to extend her glittering Olympic women's basketball record of consecutive gold medals to six when the United States seek an 8th successive gold medal in the Paris Olympics
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Diana Lorena Taurasi, the all-time leading scorer in WNBA history out of the Phoenix Mercury, is seeking to extend her glittering Olympic women's basketball record of consecutive gold medals to six when the United States seeks an eighth successive gold in the Paris Olympics
10/07/2024
Sprewell felt he was not getting fair treatment after the 1997 Carlesimo choking incident
Spree picked up the biggest punishment in NBA history.
09/07/2024
Magic and Bird were credited with saving the NBA in the 1980s when it was barely gaining traction
K.C. Jones praised Bird and Magic for entertaining fans with their basketball skills.
08/07/2024
Magic Johnson's camp felt Barkley's comments on his ASG participation were taken out of context in 1992
Charles Barkley felt Magic Johnson would steal the spotlight from players who played well during the 1991-92 season.
07/07/2024
Charles Barkley was never known to be the player who would back down from anyone, including league officials.
Charles Barkley never backed down from arguments, regardless if it would be costly
07/07/2024
Patrick Ewing remained efficient through his twilight years before injuries started to pile up.
Ewing hardly cared about critics calling him old.
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Meet South Africa’s first freestyle BMX Olympian
Vincent Leygonie is representing South Africa at the BMX Freestyle event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Check out the 27-year-old cyclist’s story in this report by Ihsaan Haffejee | VOA #paris2024 #bmx #VincentLeygonie
South Sudan Olympic Basketball Team hope to make relatives proud
Relatives of South Sudan’s Olympic basketball players are excited to watch them play in Paris. Ngor Kuany, father of Kuany Kuany says he can’t wait to see his son in the world-class games. [Manyang David Mayar | VOA] #ParisOlympics2024 #Basketball #SouthSudan
New York City non-profit group gives free swim lessons to prevent drowning
In an effort to prevent drownings and give kids a chance to learn how to play safely in water, Rising Tide Effect teaches youth how to swim in a pool as well as an ocean. [June Hsu, Rendy Wicaksana | VOA America] #RiseTideEffect #Swimming #drowning
Judo 101: Learning the basics of the martial art
A judo contest lasts 4 minutes. The goal is to make your opponent fall down or to immobilize him or her. [Agence France-Presse | VOA News] #Judo
Table Tennis: Understanding the Basics
There are several techniques for making the ball move in different ways. [Agence France-Presse | VOA News] #TableTennis
Breakdancing: Learning the Basics
Breaking will become an Olympic sport at the Paris Games. Here are the basic principles. [Agence France-Presse | VOA News] #breaking #breakdancing #olympics
Basics of Fencing Explained
Here's a look at the three forms of Olympic fencing, foil, epee, and sabre. [Agence France-Presse | VOA] #Fencing #Fencing101
Noah Lyles aims for Olympic double; South Sudan face off with ‘Dream Team 2.0’ and more
In the first episode of Chasing Gold Olympics 2024, VOA’s podcast focused on the Olympic games being held in France’s capital, Paris, hosts Mike Hove and Muqbil Yabarow profile record setting athletes including Ferdinand Omanyala – the fastest man in Africa, U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles, and others who will feature at the month-long games. We also discuss the U.S. men’s basketball team which experts have labelled “Dream Team 2.0” due its roster which includes NBA superstars Lebron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant. They play against South Sudan, the only African team to qualify for the 2024 basketball Olympics, on July 31. [VOA News] #NoahLyles #Paris2024 #dreamteam2024
Breakdancing set for 2024 Olympics debut
Breakdancing makes its debut as new Olympic sport in Paris France. VOAs Heather Maxwell talks to B-Girl Fatima Zahra “Elmamouny” El Mamouny and B-Boy “Billy” Bilal Mallakh ahead if their participation in the big games. [Heather Maxwell | VOA News] #Paris2024 #breakdancing #Olympics
Visually impaired athletes use ice hockey to show determination
Some members of the New York Metro Blind Hockey team have taken it upon themselves to spotlight how visually impaired people can still become professional athletes. [VOA News] #hockey #visuallyimpaired
Fossil Pickleball Clinic at Robinsons Magnolia on July 12, 2024
Thank you Fossil for inviting us to your Pickleball clinic today! We had a blast! #pickleball Fossil
Sports Bytes Philippines: Klay Thompson’s future and Pistons firing Monty Williams
WATCH: American journalist Roland Lazenby gives his take on the status of Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors. The book author gives his no holds barred assessment on the Detroit Pistons firing Monty Williams. #NBA #KlayThompson #MontyWilliams
Sports Bytes Philippines: Reddick could pull off a surprise with the Lakers in the 2024-25 season
WATCH: JJ Reddick has been officially named as the Los Angeles Lakers new head coach. How will he fare? Can Reddick handle LeBron James? Will the Lakers win it all in the 2024-25 season? Veteran journalist Roland Lazenby shares his thoughts on Reddick being the next head coach of the Lakers in this exclusive talk with Brian Yalung of Sports Bytes Philippines! #Lakers #NBA #LeBronJames #JJReddick
Jaime Manginga bags the bronze medal at the Cambodia Open Para Bowling Championships 2024
Congratulations Jaime Manginga of the Philippines! Bronze medal winner in the Cambodia Open Para Bowling Championships 2024 - Singles Men TPB 8. Maginga finished with a total score of 968, averaging with a score of 161.3 in six games. Manginga finished behind gold medal winner, Park Tae Gwang of Korea (1,002 | 167.0) and silver medal winner Supparat Ponmingmad of Thailand (976 | 163.0). We are proud of you! #LabanPilipinas 🎥: George Manozo, PH Para Bowling Team
2024 NBA Finals postmortem with American journalist and renowned book author Roland Lazenby
WATCH: 2024 NBA Finals postmortem with American journalist and renowned book author Roland Lazenby. Topics discussed: 1. Boston Celtics great 2023-24 season 2. How the Dallas Mavericks turned their campaign around 3. The hardly-felt contributions of Kyrie Irving 4. Is the injury-prone Kristaps Porzingis going to last long with Celtics? #NBA #BostonCeltics #DallasMavericks #KyrieIrving #KristapsPorzingis #NBAFinals2024
Sports For All PH conversation with Andre Benkei who has coached both BJJ and MMA grapplers and fighters to 19 world titles. Currently, he’s the head coach at the UFC Gym in Largo, Florida. He’s also the producer of the UFC’s Road to the Cage. We talked about BJJ slowly being “invaded” by other martial arts and also submission moves in jiujitsu that are illegal in the UFC. He’s well travelled and been all over the world incorporating different fighting systems from other countries into his coaching to complement BJJ. Coach Andre Benkei also gave his thoughts on the McGregor-Chandler fight which was officially cancelled the other day and the light heavyweight clash between Jiri Prochazka and Alex “Poatan” Pereira. #sportsforallph #sports #combatsports #mixedmartialarts #AndreBenkei #ufcgymlargo #ufcgym #ufc #ultimatefightingchampionship #bjj #brazilianjiujitsu #jiujitsu #fighters #grapplers #coach #ufccoach #bjjcoach #jiujitsucoach #RoadToTheCage
Joe Favorito on Sports For All
On Sports For All PH earlier had a conversation with Joe Favorito who is a well respected 35 year professional of sports communications, sports public relations, and sports business. He also teaches at Columbia University. He’s a product of Fordham University. “Joe has over 35 years communications/marketing, business development and public relations expertise in sports, entertainment, brand building, media training, television, athletic administration and business. The Brooklyn, New York native has managed the day-to-day activities in strategic communications for: Two of the world’s hallmark sports and entertainment brands (the New York Knickerbockers (https://www.nba.com/knicks/history/knickerbocker) and Philadelphia 76ers (https://www.nba.com/sixers/)), the world’s largest professional sport for women (the WTA Tour (https://www.wtatennis.com/)), the world’s largest sports National Governing Body (the United States Tennis Association (https://www.usta.com/en/home.html)) and the world’s largest annual sporting event (the US Open (https://www.usopen.com/)). He also oversaw the strategic planning, investor relations, communications and digital business development of the International Fight League (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki International_Fight_League) during its two year run as a Mixed Martial Arts venture and a publicly traded company before the assets were sold to the UFC.” - JoeFavorito.com #sportsforallph #sports #sport #sportscommunications #SportsPublicRelations #sportsmarketing #sportsbusiness #usta #WTA #unitedstatestennisassociation #WomensTennisAssociation #philadelphia76ers #76ers #newyorkknicks #NewYorkKnickerbockers #Knicks #knickerbockers #miketyson #jakepaul #SportsComms #WellRespected #35years #ufc #ultimatefightingchampionship #ifl #internationalfightleague
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