Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit celebrates with her gold medal on the podium after winning the taekwondo women's -49kg gold medal bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP) By REY C. LACHICA Thailand won the...
An Olympics like no other finally got underway on Friday evening, July 23, in Tokyo. After months of anxiety, bickering and speculation some even called it the Anger Games Japan finally rolled out the Games of the 32 nd Olympics in a muted yet meaningful opening ceremony witnessed in real time...
Philippines' Carlos Edriel Yulo competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastics men's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (AFP) Carlos Yulo missed his chance to qualify in the finals in his pet event, the mens' floor...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) Remedy Rule failed to advance in the semifinal after placing 25th overall in the 100-meter butterfly of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan on Saturday, July 24. Only the Top 16 are qualified for the next round led by Yufei Zhang of China, Emma...
South Korea's Jang Jun (blue) and Philippines' Kurt Bryan Barbosa (red) compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg elimination round bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP) TOKYO — Team Philippines is down to 18...
(AFP) TOKYO – No one among those present dared ask Philippine pole vault specialist EJ Obiena, who arrived here Friday afternoon, if he believes he can beat world champion Armand Duplantis of Sweden in the XXXII Olympiad. That would be irreverent, knowing that Obiena’s best jump of 5.87 meters,...
(AFP) Kurt Barbosa was the first Filipino athlete to bow out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after his Round of 16 opponent and reigning world champion Jang Jun of South Korea lost in the semifinals of the taekwondo men's 58 kg event at the Makuhari Messe Hall on Saturday, July 24. Mohammed Khalil...
DR Congo's Marcelat Sakobi Matshu (red) and Philippines' Nesthy Petecio fight during their women's feather (54-57kg) preliminaries boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) TOKYO — True to her word, Nesthy...
Gold medal winner China's Yang Qian (center) poses on the podium with Russia's Anastasiia Galashina (left) and Switzerland's Nina Christen, after winning the women's 10m air rifle final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Asaka Shooting Range in the Nerima district of Tokyo on July 24, 2021....
South Korea's Jang Jun (blue) and Philippines' Kurt Bryan Barbosa (red) compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg elimination round bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP) Kurt Barbosa fell to a losing start in the...
File Photo Boxer Nesthy Petecio displayed her world championship form after advancing to the Round of 16 in the women’s featherweight division in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Saturday, July 24. Petecio won via unanimous decision over Congo’s Marcelat Sakobi Matshu, 5-0, to jumpstart her bid for the...
Filipino athletes wore their pride on their sleeves as they donned fashion designer Rajo Laurel's barong during the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 last July 23, 2021. According to Philippine Sports Commission, the male athletes were clad in cocoon silk barong featuring...
