Kevin Durant of the USA Men's National Team handles the ball during the game against the 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) Kevin Durant scored 17 points as the United...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Fifty-three years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos's iconic medal podium protest in Mexico City, a new generation of activist athletes is poised to take centerstage at the Tokyo Olympics. US sprinters Smith and Carlos faced the ultimate sanction for their...
EJ Obiena Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino said they might replace pole vaulter EJ Obiena as the country’s male flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics due to the latest protocols. Under the new protocol, flag-bearers must be in Tokyo 48 hours before...
Ramon S. Ang San Miguel Corp. big boss Ramon S. Ang sweetened the pot for Filipino athletes who will win medals at the Tokyo Olympics by pledging additional cash incentives. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino disclosed Tuesday that the avid sportsman is offering P10...
In this file photo taken on June 03, 2021 an employee of Japan's Olympic Museum is seen in front of the Olympic rings in Tokyo on June 3, 2021. . (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) Four Olympic contractors have been arrested in Tokyo for alleged drug use, police and Games organisers said Tuesday, as...
Bradley Beal of the USA Men's National Team plays defense on Patty Mills of the Australia Men's National Team during the game on July 12, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ned Dishman / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) The United States men's team suffered its...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham ‘Bambol’ Tolentino graces the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum webcast edition Tuesday, July 13, exactly 10 days before the country embarks on its campaign in the Tokyo Olympics. The congressman from the 8th district of Cavite...
The Israeli swimming team bound to Tokyo Olympics (Photo from Israel in the Philippines Facebook page) An Israeli national team has been silently training in the Philippines in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled July 23. Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco disclosed that...
People take pictures with the Olympic rings outside the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on May 17, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Searing heat, dripping humidity, and face masks: it's going to be a sweaty Tokyo Olympics and while coronavirus measures are top priority, heatstroke remains a serious...
Photo from Cris Nievarez's Facebook account Rower Cris Nievarez admitted to feeling the pressure of being the first athlete in the Philippine team to see action in the Tokyo Olympics late this month. Nievarez will debut in the men’s single sculls heats in the morning of July 23, a few hours...
The Philippines Embassy in Tokyo commemorated the 75 years of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Honduras in a ceremony and simple reception at its chancery on Friday, July 9. Deputy Chief of Mission Robespierre Bolivar and Honduran Non-Resident Ambassador to...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz trains with strength and conditioning coach Julius Naranjo in Malacca City, Malaysia in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Screenshot from a documentary “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz...
