Fil-Am Sings US Anthem at Democratic National Convention

Aris Garcia Byrne (Source: Youtube)

Filipino American Aristotle Garcia Byrne sang the American National Anthem at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago (See You Tube for video)

Fil-Am Golfer Rianne Malixi Wins US Women's Amateur

Rianne Malixi (Source: Rappler)

For the second time in three weeks, Filipina golfer Rianne Malixi ruled over the Unites States’ Asterisk Talley, this time conquering the US Women’s Amateur in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Sunday, August 11 (Monday, August 12, Manila time) (See Rappler for story).

Fil-Am Women's Olympic Rugby Player Wins Bronze Medal for US

Alena Olsen (Source: WGHN)

Alena Olsen from Caledonia, Michigan, has secured a bronze medal in the Women’s Olympic Rugby Sevens, marking West Michigan’s first medal of the Paris Summer Games. The 28-year-old Olsen played as a scrumhalf and helped Team USA achieve a historic 14-12 victory over Australia (See WGHN for story).

Filipino Students Win 2 Golds, 1 Silver in Int'l Nuclear Science Competition

Filipino Students at the 1st International Nuclear Science OLympiad (Source: Rappler)

Two Filipino secondary-level students won gold medals, and another secured a silver during the 1st International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO) at New Clark City in Pampanga from August 1 to 6 (See Rappler for story).

Gymnast Carlos Yulo Bags Another Olympic Gold

Carlos Yulo (Source: Rappler)

Carlos Yulo became the Philippines’ first double Olympic gold medalist after reigning in the men’s artistic gymnastics vault final at the Bercy Arena on Sunday, August 4 (See Rappler for story).

UK's New Sprinting Sensation is Half-Filipino

Louie Hinchliffe (SOurce: Getty Images | The Independent)

Few athletes at the Olympics have enjoyed such a sudden rise to prominence in the months before Paris 2024 as Louie Hinchliffe, Britain’s new sprinting sensation. His British father, Stuart Hinchliffe, was a goalkeeper at Leyton Orient, and his mother Leilani, is from the Philippines (See The Independent for story). 

PH Gymnast Carlos Yulo Wins Olympic Gold Medal

Carlos Yulo (Source: Rappler)

Gymnastics star Carlos Yulo lives up to his potential and becomes the Philippines' second Olympic champion following his golden floor exercise routine in the Paris Olympics (See Rappler for story).

Fil-Am Lee Kiefer Wins Olympic Gold Medal in Fencing

Lee Kiefer (Source: Philstar)

Filipino-American fencer Lee Kiefer earned an Olympic gold medal in fencing final earlier today. Lee, a member of Team USA, is a medical student at the University of Kentucky. She won her first gold in Tokyo three years ago (See Philstar.com for story).