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Caster Semenya had heard the taunts and whispers – that she was different from other girls. Now the most intimate details of her anatomy are headline news, and there is worry about how the 18-year-old runner from a poor South African village will handle it all.
Fortunato “Atoy” Co Jr. is most remembered in professional basketball as one of the 25 greatest players to have played in PBA, a member of the legendary Crispa franchise that won two grand slams in 1976 and 1983.
SENATOR Pia Cayetano has filed a bill rewarding the differently abled athletes with the same incentives given to the regular members of the national delegation.
Nothing personal. That’s what Powerade-Pilipinas coach Yeng Guiao is all about when it comes to his coaching – when he shouts at the team or to one particular player even when in full view of the audience.
Aside from several dozen OFWs who cheered for Powerade-Pilipinas against Japan Friday night, the Filipinos gained the support of several hundred Chinese fans who stayed for the late night game even after their home team’s victory over Kazakhstan.
