Category: Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO — Palau’s Marina Toribiong finished last in her heat, but shaved almost four seconds off her best time in the women’s kayak singles 500-meter race Aug. 17 at the Rio Olympics. She finished in 2:14.807 time. Her previous best was 2:18. [restrict] “It’s a huge accomplishment for me,” she said. “I feel […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief. The closing ceremony Sunday celebrated the 16-day spectacle that was the Rio Games, which […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Si Woo Kim had a productive week at the Wyndham Championship. He claimed one tournament record, a share of another — and, most importantly, his first PGA Tour trophy. The 21-year-old South Korean player closed with a 3-under 67 for a five-stroke victory Sunday. He had a 21-under 259 total at […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, 15 AUGUST 2016 (ONOC) –Palau’s Minister for Community and Cultural Affairs and Secretary General of Palau National Olympic Committee Mrs Baklai Temengil says Team Palau at the 2016 Rio Olympics is the “best ever.” “Here Team Palau has really progressed well, our swimmers they did all their best times. [restrict] “Shawn (Wallace) […]

RIO DE JANEIRO — During the fourth quarter of the Argentina-U.S. men’s basketball game, with the Americans’ lead bouncing between 25 and 28 points, the crowd here began going wild. First, it was the Argentinians who were singing and cheering, in part because that’s what Argentina basketball fans do and in part because the scoreboard […]

(Brazil)  Although small team, many attending their first world Olympic event, the young Palauan athletes have managed to not only beat their national records but manage to put Palau’s names with some of the bigger and more experienced countries in the world. [restrict] Starting with Ub Misech being first in her first heat and Rodman […]