Asian Games: Margielyn Didal advances to skateboarding final

FILE – Philippines’ Margielyn Arda Didal competes in the skateboarding women’s street final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP) HANGZHOU, China—Margielyn Didal finished sixth in the qualification phase and advanced to the finals of skateboarding’s women’s street on Tuesday … Read more

Obiena, sharing flag duty with Didal, eyes gold as top Asiad athletics bet

EJ Obiena has yet to add an Asian Games gold to his trophy collection. —AFP And so it begins. EJ Obiena, a prime candidate for a gold medal in the pole vault competition, kicks off his national team duties by sharing the flag-bearing task for the Philippine delegation with Margielyn Didal in Saturday’s opening ceremonies … Read more

Margielyn Didal nonetheless engaged on regaining confidence, eyes one other Asian Video games gold

Margielyn Arda Didal — INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Sidelined by a gimpy ankle over a 12 months in the past, Margielyn Didal stays a piece in progress so far as revitalizing her drive to maintain the Asian Video games (Asiad) title is anxious. The fearless Cebuano skateboard warrior went underneath the knife to restore a fractured … Read more