Philippine Athletes Competing In Olympics This week

Harry Tanamor fights in the light-flyweiight division tonight at 9:30 pm august 12 2008 manila time, he's fighting a Ghananian and Tanamor looks good going into this bout. We congratulate JB walsh who ruled his 200m butterfly heat yesterday - hoping against hope that our fil-am swimmer walsh swims in the olympic finals

Mark Javier will try his luck at archery and Miguel Molina swims for the flag today. The philippine taekwondojins will see competition early next week

Michael Phelps has just cemented his olympic legend - the all time "winningest" olympian ever.

Beijing Olympics Wushu - RP Bets Favored

Four more Filipino bets will be competing in the Beijing Games this week.

The special sport of wushu will see world and Asian champion Willy Wang, plus four top-drawer wushu artists join the 15 strong Philippine delegation to compete in this discipline included in this year’s Olympiad as a special sport.

Wang, Benjie Rivera, Mary Jane Estimar and Marian Mariano have been training in different parts of China since February, according to their coach, former world champion Lester Pimentel.

The same players led Philippine champion teams in the Southeast Asian Games as well as contending teams in the Asian Games.

They are competing and training in China under a Chinese coach and will go straight to Beijing when the Olympics begin, added Pimentel.

Wushu president Julian Camacho said wushu won’t be a demonstration event, but just like it, the medals won in the sport won’t register in the official tally.

Pimentel, the 1995 world champion, said he is confident all of them will come home with medals.

Wang is entered in nanquan or forms, where he snagged a gold in the World championships last November in Beijing. Rivera, Estimar and Mariano will fight in the sanshou or combat events.

Lets Cheer On Our Wushu Team!!