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Organizers of the Premier Volleyball League are not requiring players to get vaccinated but still encourage teams to do so once it is available.
“It’s better to be vaccinated than not be vaccinated because at least you’re protected getting serious sickness from this pandemic,” Sports Vision President Ricky Palou said in the Philippine Sportswriters Association Online Forum Tuesday, March 16.
Though not a requirement, Palou bared teams like Petro Gazz and those handled by Rebisco have reportedly ordered vaccines for their athletes.
“I’m not sure how they did it, but they said they ordered enough vaccines which they wanted to offer to the players. I’m sure they’re willing to offer this to other teams that wanted to avail if they’re able to get it early enough,” he said.
Published March 16, 2021, 4:08 PM
Organizers of the Premier Volleyball League are looking at the possibility of pushing the Open Conference to a later date to give teams more time to train.
Sports Vision President Ricky Palou bared this Tuesday, March 16, after some teams made requests to move the tournament date to late May.
The tournament is tentatively set May 8 at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna under a bubble-type setup.
“We’re studying it, since we all know that players have not been in competitions and team training for over a year now,” Palou said during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Online Forum.
Published March 2, 2021, 4:44 PM
Famous sports personalities like star Alyssa Valdez and the Ravena family will be guests in the next installments of the online program, The Goal Digger PH.
Valdez will be featured in their March 15 segment while the Ravenas will be shown on April 15 to tackle their life journeys as athletes.
The Goal Digger PH aims to channel “displaced energy from the sporting community” by featuring sports personalities in promoting life awareness in general.
It can be watched and heard on YouTube, Facebook and Spotify.
“Our program aims to give the right motivation and guidance especially during this time of pandemic,” said chief sports advocate and founder Robbie De Vera during the Philippine Sportswriters Association Online Forum Tuesday, March 2.
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Published February 16, 2021, 2:49 PM
Filipino-American sprinter Kristina Knott (REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha)
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is eyeing three more athletes to earn berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics set July 3 to Aug. 8.
PATAFA President Philip Ella Juico said tracksters Eric Cray and Kristina Knott, and pole vaulter Natalie Uy – all national record-holders and based in the United States – have been concentrating on joining races to make the qualifying standard by the end of June.
Cray, who competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been aiming to earn a spot in the 400-meter hurdles and is trying to compete in races near Texas where he is currently based.