Winner Philippines' Nesthy Petecio (red) and Italy's Irma Testa shake hands after their women's feather (54-57kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) TOKYO — Boxing, the bulwark of Philippine...
Vice President Leni Robredo is one big fan of the Filipino athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. Filipino Olympians Nesthy Petecio, EJ Obiena, and Carlo Paalam (Manila Bulletin/AFP photos) Robredo first sent her congratulations to Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio after she defeated her Italian...
Malacañang was filled with glee as Filipino athletes shone in Saturday's Tokyo 2020 Olympics games with the Philippines getting a shot at another gold medal in the prestigious sports event. Filipino Olympians Nesthy Petecio, EJ Obiena, and Carlo Paalam (Manila Bulletin/AFP photos) Presidential...
Flyweight boxer Carlo Paalam advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after scoring a unanimous decision win against fourth-seeded Mohamed Flissi of Algeria in their Round of 16 bout at the Kokugikan Arena Saturday, July 31. Philippines' Carlo Paalam (red) and Algeria's Mohamed...
Ireland's Brendan Irvine (red) and Philippines' Carlo Paalam fight during their men's fly (48-52kg) preliminaries boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Buda Mendes / POOL / AFP) TOKYO — Twenty-five years after Mansueto...
Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio, right, with women's boxing national team coach Nolito "Boy" Velasco prior to her Round of 16 match. (Photo from Jeaneth Aro Facebook) As three of the four Filipino boxers enter the next round of boxing competition in the Tokyo Olympics, veteran mentor Nolito “Boy”...
Ireland's Brendan Irvine (red) and Philippines' Carlo Paalam fight during their men's fly (48-52kg) preliminaries boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Buda Mendes / POOL / AFP) TOKYO — Boxing continues to keep alive the medal...
Photo from AFP Boxer Carlo Paalam advanced to the Round of 16 of the men’s flyweight (48-52kg) division after winning by split decision over Ireland's Brendan Irvine in the Tokyo Olympics Monday, July 26. Two judges scored 30-27 for Paalam, the other two 29-28, and the remaining one 28-29. Paalam...
In this photo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz (center) meets national boxing team members Carlo Paalam (from left), Nesthy Petecio, and Eumir Felix Marcial at Tokyo's Olympic Village (Photo from Hidilyn Diaz) TOKYO — After months of intense training and campaigning to qualify for the 2020 Summer...
PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez expressed confidence that this batch of Filipino athletes that will see action in the Tokyo Olympics is more than prepared to make the country proud when the Games open on Friday, July 23. Ramirez...
didal paalam magno watanabe Margielyn Didal Margielyn Didal Margielyn Didal has written history in her own way as far as the Tokyo Olympics is concerned. Didal, 22, becomes the first Filipina skateboarder to qualify for the Olympics as skateboarding officially marks its official launch in this...
Manny V. Pangilinan Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes of Team Philippines will get a chance to become instant millionaires. This is after the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) approved during a board meeting Thursday, July 8 that it will grant a cash reward to 19 Filipino athletes with podium finishes in...
