Irish Magno made easy work of Kenyan foe Christine Ongare, handily scoring a unanimous decision win at the women's flyweight boxing Round of 32 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Kokugikan Arena in Japan Sunday, July 25. Philippines' Irish Magno (red) and Kenya's Christine Ongare fight during their...
Philippine Football Federation president Nonong Araneta (Photo by Jonas Terrado) Nonong Araneta hopes the quality of Olympic qualifiers and aspirants would translate to a podium finish in the 2021 Tokyo Games scheduled July 23 to Aug. 8. Araneta, the country’s chief of mission to the Games, is...
Naomi Osaka of Japan (Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP; File) Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka on Sunday said she was committed to competing in the delayed Tokyo Olympics, but believed public approval was crucial for the Games to go ahead this year. Organizers are still adamant the Olympics can be held...
A giant mural of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna was made by Tenement Visual Artists at Tenement Building basketball court in Taguig city as a way of honoring their idol. (MB File Photo / Jansen Romero) Is it safe to say that 2020 is one forgettable year? With the majority of the...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their...
A man walks along a corridor past an official Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics advertisement board in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on November 30, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organisers said Friday, with the...
POC President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / Alvin Kasiban) Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and Tagaytay City Rep. Bambol Tolentino sought an additional P510 million budget for the elite sports as the country seeks the elusive first gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Tolentino said the...
Olympic-bound boxer Irish Magno keeps herself busy on a non-training day and can be seen cutting rice crops in her hometown Janiauay, Iloilo. (Photo from Irish Magno's Facebook account) Olympic-bound boxer Irish Magno finds time to go back to her roots when she takes short breathers from her...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (Photo by Greg MARTIN / OIS/IOC / AFP) It is too early to set a deadline on how next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics will be organized, Olympic chief Thomas Bach said Wednesday, adding developments for rapid COVID-19 testing and...
This file photo taken on July 12, 2018 shows Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori , right, answering questions as International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president and chairman of the Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020, John Coates, left, listens during their joint press conference in...
One month training camp at De La Salle Canlubang in Laguna on November Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association chief Philip Ella Juico (MB File Photo) The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) plans to hold a training bubble for select national team members as part of its...
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation has extended additional funding of P800,000 to Olympic gymnast Carlos Yulo to cover his training expenses in preparation for next year’s Tokyo Games. The amount will be given to the Gymnastics Association...
