In this file photo taken on July 25, 2021 USA's Simone Biles competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastic women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) Simone Biles will make her...
MB File Photo EJ Obiena shoots for Olympic glory against familiar opponents on Tuesday when he guns for nothing but the gold medal in the men’s pole vault at the Olympic Track Stadium in Tokyo. A podium victory for Obiena would make him only the third Filipino athlete to win a medal in the sport...
FINDING ANSWERS Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina Hidilyn Diaz shall forever be known as the heroic Filipino athlete who captured the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the Philippines and instantly brought unbridled happiness to a nation suffering from the ravages of a pandemic. Her amazing...
Even the best fall down sometimes. Carlos Yulo competes in the artistic gymnastics men's vault final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. (AFP) Carlos Yulo cannot help but to cry and vent out his frustrations after experiencing a heartbreaker...
Photo from Carlos Yulo's Facebook account World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo vows to come back stronger following his debut campaign at the Tokyo Olympics Monday night. In a social media post hours after his men’s vault final stint, the 21-year-old Manileño thanked his supporters for all the...
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 — The street scavenging days of Carlo...
Photo from AFP Support poured in for Carlos Yulo after narrowly missing the podium in men's vault of the artistic gymnastics in the Tokyo Olympics Monday night. Yulo's nickname, "Caloy", became the top trending topic on Twitter with words of gratitude and encouragement for the 21-year-old gymnast....
Yuka Saso, left, of the Philippines plays for several rounds with former World No. 1 and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Lydia Ko of New Zealand Monday, August 2 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. (Photo from the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) Facebook page)...
Philippines' Carlos Edriel Yulo competes in the artistic gymnastics men's vault final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) Carlos Yulo missed a podium finish in the men’s vault by a hairline after settling for...
Philippines' Eumir Marcial (blue) and Armenia's Arman Darchinyan hug after their men's middle (69-75kg) quarter-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by THEMBA HADEBE / POOL / AFP) TOKYO — The swiftness with which Eumir...
Second-placed USA's Raven Saunders gestures on the podium with her silver medal after competing the women's shot put event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) US shot putter Raven Saunders has...
MB File Photo Fil-American Kristina Knott missed a place in the women’s 200-meter semifinal of the Tokyo Olympics after finishing fifth and last in Heat 7 at the Olympic Track Stadium Monday morning. Knott clocked 23.80 seconds in her group to trail behind United States’ Jenna Prandini...
