Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs celebrates as he wins the men's 100m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs outshone a field of unusual suspects to claim a shock Olympic gold in the men's...
EJ Obiena and her mother Jeanette (Screenshot from The Chasedown) Ahead of the highly anticipated men’s final of pole vault event in athletics of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Jeanette Obiena thinks her son, Ernest John Obiena, is already a champion by being an Olympian. The elder Obiena said it was a...
There are moments when you have to explain the humor behind the joke, which actually defeats the purpose of the entire attempt to make someone laugh. In short, there's no explanation needed. Margielyn Didal with Tony Hawk (Photo from Margielyn Didal's Instagram account) But legendary skateboarder...
000_9HP48R Hidilyn Diaz and Nesthy Petecio warned netizens Sunday, Aug. 1 from following fake social media accounts that are using their names in light of their historic feats in the Tokyo Olympics. The country’s first Olympic gold medalist took to her only Twitter page @diaz_hidilyn to tell...
MB File Photo Fil-American Kristina Knott debuts on track at the Tokyo Olympics Monday morning when she competes in the women’s 200-meter heats at the Olympic Track Stadium. Knott, who holds the national record in the event, is grouped in Heat 7 along with a personal best of 23.01 seconds and a...
Photo from AFP Carlos Yulo tries to make the most out of his Tokyo Olympics debut when he guns for a podium finish in the men’s vault of the artistic gymnastics Monday at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Yulo, 21, earned one of the eighth berths to the finals last July 24 when he finished sixth in...
Photo from AFP Hidilyn Diaz is already in the country since Wednesday, but she remains glued to the television and has regularly been updating on social media on the developments with regards to the campaign of Team Philippines in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Diaz, the first gold medal winner...
Photo from AFP Juvic Pagunsan carded a 1-under 70 to finish 55th in the men’s golf competitions of the Tokyo Olympics Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club. The 43-year-old had three birdies and committed two bogeys to finish with a four-day total of 285, 19 shots off American Xander...
Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook account EJ Obiena admitted that nerves got in the way during his successful bid to barge into the pole vault finals of the Tokyo Olympics Saturday at the Olympic Track Stadium. The 25-year-old Tondo native earned a place in the finals after clearing 5.75 meters on...
Photo from the Philippine Olympic Committee With still a week left before the end of the Tokyo Olympics, the Philippines is already assured of its best performance in terms of quality and quantity of medals in the history of the Games. The Filipinos are guaranteed another medal once again after...
Malacañang was elated as Filipino boxer Eumir Marcia bagged the country's third medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, August 1. Eumir Marcial (AIBA Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Marcial booked a spot in the semifinal round after knocking out Armenia's...
After being tagged by Malacañang in 2019 over supposed plans to oust President Duterte, Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz said that things happen for a reason and that ordeal eventually led to her winning the country’s first Olympic gold. President Duterte’s virtual courtesy call with...
