Cris Nievarez in action TOKYO — A fiber-glass boat measuring 8.2 meters long and weighing around 14kgs will help launch on Friday, July 23, the Philippines’ campaign in the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic Games at the placid Sea Forest Waterway. Propelling the long, narrow oar-powered shell,...
Margielyn Didal gets to experience what it feels like skating at the Ariake Urban Sports Park, the skateboarding venue for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Margielyn Didal (right) with manager and skate filmmaker Anthony Claravall (Photo from Skate Pilipinas' Instagram account) Located near the...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team goes high gear with its buildup for the FIBA Asia Cup after confirming its participation in the 2021 King Abdullah Cup in Jordan scheduled from July 25 to August 3 The event organized by the Jordan Basketball Federation has so...
HIDILYN DIAZ Hidilyn Diaz This edition of the Tokyo Olympics is Hidilyn Diaz’s fourth straight stint, and the weightlifter is one of the country’s best hopes to finally win the first gold medal in the Summer Games. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the native of Zamboanga City bagged the silver medal...
Staff members of Olympic Broadcasting Services set up broadcasting equipments at the Aomi Urban Sports Park, the main venue for 3x3 basketball during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games, in Tokyo, on July 19, 2021. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) There'll be no fans in the stands, and less media on the...
This handout picture taken and released on July 21, 2021 by the International Olympic Committee shows World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (left) receiving the Olympic torch from International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach during the second day...
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...
Deputy Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-PACMAN Partylist Deputy House Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-PACMAN Partylist pledged additional cash incentives to Filipino athletes who will win medals at the Tokyo Olympics firing off on Friday. The avid sportsman and NorthPort team owner announced Tuesday...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach gestures as he takes part in a news conference following an executive board meeting ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 17, 2021 in Tokyo. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Olympics chief Thomas Bach revealed "doubts" and...
Zach LaVine of the USA Men's National Team dribbles the ball during the game against Argentina Men's National Team on July 13, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ned Dishman / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine was placed into...
Magnum Mebrere (MB Photo) TOKYO — Magnum Membrere, the former Ateneo Blue Eagle sharpshooter, polished off his breakfast omelet, answered a few questions, allowed two quick photos and was off to watch national rower Cris Nievarez in practice early Sunday at the Sea Forest Waterway in Koto City....
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz poses as she enjoys her Day 1 at the Olympic Village. (@hidilyndiaz Instagram) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz appears to be the most excited among the 19 Filipino athletes that will see action in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics set to start this Friday, July 23 in...
