CARLO PAALAM is all locked and loaded for the final Olympic boxing qualifier in Bangkok later this month. “It’s no longer an issue,” Paalam told BusinessMirror on Friday referring to his right shoulder that was injured in Busto Arsizio qualifier in March that cost him a chance for a ticket…
Philippine fencer Samantha Catantan returns from ACL surgery to book Paris ticket Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.
(UPDATE) FUJAIRAH, UAE: Samantha Catantan made her mark in Philippine sports history Saturday when she became the first Filipino woman fencer to turn her dream of competing in the Olympics into a reality.
SAMANTHA KYLE CATANTAN went for the fun side of competing in what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that bore tremendous pressure and high expectations and the result was God-given a ticket to the Paris Olympics. “With all the pressures and expectations coming not only from everyone else but also from myself,…