Day: August 26, 2024

WARSAW: Olympic champion Armand Duplantis set a new world record in the men’s pole vault at the Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, clearing 6.26 meters on his second attempt on Sunday. The 24-year-old Swede had already demonstrated his exceptional talent at the Olympic Games in Paris, where he broke the world record with a jump of 6.25 meters and successfully defended his Olympic title. However, that record lasted only 20 days. On Sunday, Duplantis thrilled fans once again at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland. The pole vault competition was intense, with Sam

WARSAW: Olympic champion Armand Duplantis set a new world record in the men’s pole vault at the Silesia Diamond League Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, clearing 6.26 meters on his second attempt on Sunday. The 24-year-old Swede had already demonstrated his exceptional talent at the Olympic Games in Paris, where he broke the world record with a jump of 6.25 meters and successfully defended his Olympic title. However, that record lasted only 20 days. On Sunday, Duplantis thrilled fans once again at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, held at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland. The pole vault competition was intense, with Sam

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deleted almost 694,000 registered voters to cleanse the voters’ list ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Based on its data released on Monday, the poll body said a total of 693,558 registered voters have been erased from the list. Of the number, 249,343 registered voters were cancelled due to deaths certified by the Local Civil Registrars. A total of 220,644 voters were also deleted after they opted to be transferred to another city/municipality. According to the Comelec, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) found 179,141 voters to have double registration and had their

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has deleted almost 694,000 registered voters to cleanse the voters’ list ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Based on its data released on Monday, the poll body said a total of 693,558 registered voters have been erased from the list. Of the number, 249,343 registered voters were cancelled due to deaths certified by the Local Civil Registrars. A total of 220,644 voters were also deleted after they opted to be transferred to another city/municipality. According to the Comelec, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) found 179,141 voters to have double registration and had their

MANILA: The Quezon City government ordered the closure of a fitness club and cafe for refusing to cooperate with the ongoing investigation related to an mpox case discovered last week. In a news release on Monday, the city government announced that it issued a cease and desist order and notice of violation against Fahrenheit Cafe and Fitness Center (F Club) after it turned down the contact tracing team investigating the establishment. “Itinuturing nating banta sa kalusugan at kapakanan ng mga QCitizen ang ganitong pagtanggi sa isinasagawa nating contact tracing efforts. Maagap ‘yung ginagawa nating pagtugon at imbestigasyon, pero napapatagal at