Podium in sight for birthday girl Aira
PARIS — Serenaded with a birthday song and egged on by loud chants of her name, Aira Villegas wouldn’t disappoint the crowd and most especially herself.
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Biles greatest gymnast ever; gender issue erupts
MANILA, Philippines — Simone Biles recaptured her all-around gymnastics crown on Thursday for her sixth Olympic gold and second in Paris, as a gender eligibility row in boxing shook the Games and sparked broader debate.
Vargas forecast stays: 2 golds
PARIS — Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines chairman Ricky Vargas is sticking with his prediction that the Philippines can punch the breakthrough golden feat in the 2024 Olympics.
Olympic boxing: Men vs women?
It finally happened in the Olympic Games. Gender uncertainty has stained the boxing tournament in Paris. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her bout when her Italian opponent Angela Carini quit their bout after only 46 second with a suspected broken nose. But that’s not the issue.
Villegas stuns Algerian 2nd seed to enter Olympic boxing quarters
MANILA, Philippines – Filipina pug Aira Villegas used her quickness in shocking No. 2 seed Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s 50kg boxing competition in the Paris Olympics early Friday.
Algerian boxer in Olympic gender row wins in 46 seconds
PARIS – Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, won her opening bout at the Paris Olympics in just 46 seconds on Thursday against her distraught opponent.
Villegas presses on with Olympic boxing bid vs ex-sparmate
MANILA, Philippines -- Facing a familiar foe, Filipina boxer Aira Villegas will be preparing hard in the next round of the women’s 50 kilogram boxing competition of the Paris Olympics.
Villegas advances in Olympic boxing
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipina boxer Aira Villegas is off to the next round of the women’s 50 kilogram boxing in the Paris Olympics after securing a unanimous win over Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki Monday morning (Manila time).