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Record-breaker Duplantis retains Olympic pole vault title, Obiena just fell short

Paris, France—Sweden's Armand Duplantis improved his own world record en route to retaining his Olympic pole vault title in Paris on Monday. In a sensational finish...

House panel approves Yulo tax exemption

House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Chair, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, on Monday approved a substitute bill providing tax exemptions for donations...

Megaworld upgrades Yulo’s reward to P35-million condo, cash

Megaworld Corp., the property development unit of billionaire Andrew Tan, is upgrading its reward to Olympic double-gold gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo to a three-bedroom...

Romualdez: Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo is a ‘once-in-a-century athlete’

Speaker Martin Romualdez described gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo as a “once-in-a-century Filipino athlete” following his exceptional double gold victory at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Yulo...

500,000 turned out for Paris Olympics cycling road race—organizers

Paris, France—Around 500,000 people lined the streets of Paris during the cycling road race, organizers said Sunday, in what is seen as further evidence of...

Diamonds, meatballs and motors: How Olympians can win more than medals

Paris, France—While the International Olympic Committee does not give prize money to winners at Paris 2024, many nations and territories offer incentives to their athletes...

Boxing body offers prize money to beaten Italian amid gender row

Paris, France — The International Boxing Association has pledged to award prize money to Italy's Angela Carini, whose 46-second Olympics defeat to an Algerian...

Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row wins as controversy rages

Paris, France—One of the boxers at the centre of a gender controversy at the Olympics comfortably reached the quarter-finals Friday, as fellow fighters and public...

Google pulls AI ad that irked some Olympics viewers

San Francisco, United States—Google confirmed Friday that it had pulled an ad for its Gemini artificial intelligence after it landed flat with some Olympics viewers. The...

French food flops at Paris Olympic village

Paris, France—Despite promises that France's famed gastronomy would be showcased in the Paris Olympic village, many athletes have been left unimpressed by the catering...

French cabbies seek payout for lost Olympics revenue

Paris, France—French taxi drivers on Thursday demanded government compensation for lost revenue during the Olympic Games as traffic disruptions and fewer regular clients weigh on...

Activists celebrate LGBTQ Olympians in ‘city of all loves’

Paris, France—On the shores of the River Seine, a fan zone dotted with rainbow-themed paraphernalia hopes to draw in the crowds to celebrate a...

‘Low-emissions’ food leaves some Paris Olympics athletes craving meat

Paris, France—An ambition from Paris Olympics organizers to cut the carbon footprint of catering at this year's eco-friendly Games has run into a problem: the...

USA ease past South Sudan to reach Olympic basketball quarters

Lille, France—Bam Adebayo led the United States with 18 points in a 103-86 win over South Sudan on Wednesday as the reigning champions sailed into...
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