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Among these are archery, arnis, horse-riding, fling sports, wrestling sports, dart sports, track sports, and traditional martial arts. With the sport of cockfighting being wildly popular in the Philippines, attracting large crowds who bet on the outcome of fights between the birds, [ 4 ] and the sport itself a popular form of fertility worship ...
10 July 1971 Bakersfield, United States Hammer throw: 50.55 m Loralie Sermona: 5 July 2013 Asian Championships: Pune, India 50.63 m Shiloh Corrales-Nelson: 10 April 2021 Triton Invitational San Diego, United States [50] 53.78 m Shiloh Corrales-Nelson: 30 April 2021 Long Beach Throws/Jumps Fest Long Beach, United States [51] Javelin throw: 53.75 m
Sportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake, and with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of fellowship with one's competitors. A "sore loser" refers to one who does not take defeat well, whereas a "good sport" means being a "good winner" as well as being a "good ...
Postcard of women playing basketball in Dagupan, 1910 The national team playing against China at the 1917 Far Eastern Games in Tokyo. Basketball was introduced in the Philippines during the American colonial period with the first American teachers teaching the sport along with baseball through the YMCA and the school system. [1]
The Palarong Pambansa (Filipino for "National Games") is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from 17 regions of the Philippines.The event, started in 1948, is organized and governed by the Department of Education.
Wrapping up their own investigation on the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded GOP former Rep. Liz Cheney should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then ...
Two surveys were conducted in parts of Metro Manila in 2012—the first found that basketball is the most-watched sport at 74.4%, and football is fourth at 17.9%. [nb 5] In the second survey, basketball was found to be the most-played sport during leisure time at 9.6%, while association football did not make the list. [nb 6] [18]
Kerr saw it (as did a number of players) and frantically started shouting and motioning to the referees, calling for a technical foul, which is the punishment when a player tries to take a timeout ...