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Hurdlers Medina, Unso strike gold in Vietnam Open
Philippine bets Francis Medina and Patrick Unso shine in the last major athletics event before the Asian Games

Milo Marathon champions to represent PH in 2019 SEA Games
Laoag hosts the 42nd edition where the winners will get more than just cash rewards

Philippine athletics chief thumbs down Palarong Pambansa 2018 records
The national athletics federation nullifies the records set by Veruel Verdadero, Eliza Cuyom, and Ann Katherine Quitoy as DepEd fails to follow protocol

Injuries, crammed schedules hurt athletics team at 2017 SEA Games - PATAFA
Philippine athletics looks to resolve issues from the 2017 SEA Games in preparation for the 2018 Asian Games and 2019 SEA Games

Athletics chief says SEA Games 2017 performance 'good build-up' to Asiad
The Philippine athletics team already has 5 gold medals 3 silvers and 8 bronzes heading into the final day of athletics competition

Eric Cray disqualified for false start at IAAF World Championships
Eric Cray s year best time of 49 50 would have been good enough to send him to the semis but a false start cuts his London 2017 stint short

With new poles, Obiena breaks own national record in Germany
Philippine pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena clears 5 61 meters to break his own national record

Tabal recounts how MILO Marathon led her to international success
Long before the Olympics Mary Joy Tabal had to start somewhere

PATAFA to buy 5 new poles for vaulter Obiena
Ernest John Obiena had fallen on bad luck after his 8 poles were damaged beyond use on his way to Italy

Marathoner Tabal reinstated by PATAFA for SEA Games
Mary Joy Tabal will get to compete at the 2017 SEA Games after reaching an agreement with PATAFA

PATAFA sets conditions for Tabal's reinstatement
PATAFA wants Tabal to meet several conditions in order to compete at the SEA Games including where and whom she trains with and withdrawing her letter of complaint

Congresswoman files resolution over Tabal's exclusion from SEA Games
Gwendolyn Garcia files a resolution ordering an investigation into why the Philippines’ first female Olympic marathoner has been dropped from the SEA Games roster

Tabal denies PATAFA claim she had resigned a second time
Mary Joy Tabal says she won t admit she had resigned saying she was instead cut from the national team by PATAFA

Mary Joy Tabal seeks national team reinstatement for SEA Games
I’m still hoping they can accept me to represent the country for the SEA Games said a tearful Tabal

Athletics coach Griffin lauds PH athletes' work ethic
They re like a family here They train together and work as a team adds coach Roshan Griffin who is training the Philippine athletics team for the upcoming SEAG

PATAFA’s Juico on marathoner Tabal: ‘We don’t like you'
This is issue has been going on for too long it is now time to take stop says PATAFA president Philip Juico

PATAFA to send athletes to Hong Kong, Ubas surpasses SEAG record
Janry Ubas showcased a sneak peak of what may be to come by jumping further than the SEA Games record

Olympian Mary Joy Tabal dropped by PH national team
Tabal the first Filipina to qualify for the Olympic marathon is no longer part of the national team

Torres-Sunang qualifies for third Olympics after record jump
Marestella Torres Sunang s Philippine record breaking jump was within the allowable wind limits meaning she ll be heading to Rio

Torres-Sunang breaks PH long jump record to reach Olympic qualifying mark
Marestella Torres Sunang could be back in the Olympic fold if her 6 72 meters jump is certified by the IAAF

High hopes for Rio gold after Eric Cray's World Challenge silver
Cray smashes the Philippine national record at 48 98 in the 400 meter hurdles at the IAAF World Challenge Cup in Madrid

PATAFA reinstates marathoner Mary Joy Tabal
Tabal is one step closer to making it to the Rio Olympics and competing for the Philippines

Tabal meets PATAFA, but no decision yet on Rio Olympics
Mary Joy Tabal is still not a lock to represent the Philippines at the Olympics despite making the qualifying time

Aiming for Rio, Tabal agrees to return to PATAFA
Long distance runner Mary Joy Tabal wants to move on and focus on her dream of competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

PATAFA may face tough decision after Tabal beats Olympic mark
Mary Joy Tabal s Olympic qualifying time could put PATAFA in an unprecedented quagmire after Marestella Torres was granted an Olympic spot due to universality

Tabal makes marathon cut-off time for Rio Olympics
Mary Joy Tabal beats the Olympic qualifying time at the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon by 91 seconds but her entry is contingent upon PATAFA accepting the result

Torres makes third Olympic squad; Obiena fails again to qualify for Rio
Ernest John Obiena who is chasing an Olympic berth failed to qualify while Marestella Torres qualifies due to the universality clause

Kayla Richardson: Running towards an Olympic Dream
Kayla Richardson is already the fastest woman in Southeast Asia She hopes to represent the Philippines against the world s best at the 2016 Summer Olympics

PATAFA bares Olympic hopefuls and challenges of regaining lost glory
PATAFA president Philip Ella Juico admits the Philippines must harness Fil foreign talent but remains hopeful with homegrown development

Olympic watch: PH looks to athletics for medal hope
With the Rio Olympics still 7 months away the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association is putting its pieces in place for a strong showing

End of an era: Go Teng Kok steps down as PATAFA head
Marking an end of an era in local athletics Go Teng Kok stepped down as head of the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association
