Cris Nievarez became the eighth Filipino to qualify to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics after organizers confirmed his qualification in the men’s singles sculls. The Philippine Rowing Association announced this on social media Monday, where the 21-year-old Atimonan, Quezon native will join pole vaulter EJ...
Photo from Patrick Coo's Facebook account Patrick Coo tries to become the youngest member on Team Philippines when he vies for a slot to Tokyo in the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cup Round 4 Olympic qualifier in Bogota on May 30. Coo, 19, will rendezvous in the Colombian capital with...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to include Filipino athletes as essential workers so they can be part of the government’s priority list to be vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Tolentino noted both of the country’s amateur and...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates was adamant Saturday that nothing could stop the Tokyo Olympics from...
Photo from Cris Nievarez's Facebook account Cris Nievarez inched closer to an Olympic berth while two national team pairs fell out of contention in rowing’s Asia Oceania Continental Qualification in Tokyo, Japan Thursday, May 6. Nievarez, a 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, topped the...
Yuka Saso (left) and Bianca Pagdanganan (Photos from AFP) With a month to go before qualification ends, top Filipino golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan are almost assured of earning spots in the Tokyo Olympics with their respective Olympic Golf Rankings in the International Golf Federation...
Let the Games begin! Omega, the official timekeeper of Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games With the developments of vaccines, a “new normal” finds its way to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Omega, the official timekeeper of the Olympics Games for a record of 28 times, is going to be there. The 100 days...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, second from right, with (from left) nutritionist Jeaneth Aro, strength and conditioning coach Julius Naranjo and Chinese mentor Kaiwen Gao of Team HD at the training camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With them is Malaysia weightlifting team's Chinese coach Wang...
Margielyn Didal Filipina skateboarding icon Margielyn Didal was recently featured by the Olympic Channel as she guns for a spot in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. In the original series " By Her Rules ," the Olympic Channel highlighted Didal's humble beginning from being a skater of the street --...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz hopes to duplicate her feat, if not surpass, in the Rio Olympics back in 2016 when she aims for a second straight podium finish in the Tokyo Olympics this year in Japan. For her to accomplish that, Diaz understands the importance of sports...
This must be the longest countdown held for the Olympics. Originally scheduled in the summer of 2020, the Tokyo Olympics will be held a year later – from July 23 to August 8 this year. Even with the outcome of recent COVID-19 interventions, including widespread vaccinations still uncertain, the...
Pole vaulter EJ Obiena (left) and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz With less than 100 days before the Tokyo Games, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and pole vaulter EJ Obiena are making the most out of their preparations to quench that thirst for the country’s first Olympic gold medal. Diaz, silver medalist at...
