The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on December 1, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 will be postponed due to travel restrictions under Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, media reported Wednesday. The artistic swimming...
The Tokyo Stadium The world's ongoing coronavirus crisis and plunging public support in Japan have raised fears that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed last year and now due to start in July, may be cancelled. As Japanese and International Olympic Committee officials insist the Games will go ahead,...
People wearing face masks stand next to a display of the Olympic Rings in Tokyo on October 20, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Florida's chief financial officer on Monday told the International Olympic Committee that the state would be happy to host the Olympics Games amid speculation that...
In this file photo, Philippines' Eumir Felix Marcial (left) defeats Malaysia's Che Azmi Mohd Aswan in boxing's middleweight semifinals at PICC Forum in Pasay last December. (MB File Photo) After a month-long rest, Eumir Marcial will resume with his training program this week under Hall of Fame...
Shunning fanfare for charity, the Philippine Sports Commission, on January 24, 2020 —30 years after the Eighth Congress created and established Republic Act No. 6847 known as the PSC Act — celebrated three decades of existence by donating its anniversary budget to victims of the Taal Volcano...
Nesthy Petecio arrives at the NAIA Terminal 3 after bagging the gold medal at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Ulan Ude, Russia. (PHOTO BY ALVIN KASIBAN) Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio said Friday the health and safety of athletes and Japanese people must come first following...
Photo from Fitstart Gym Tokyo Olympics bound boxer Irish Magno said there is nothing she can do except to continue training amid growing concerns over the possible cancellation of the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Bilang atleta tuloy lang talaga sa training, hindi ko masyado iniisip...
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the his official residence in Tokyo on January 13, 2021. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin / POOL / AFP) Japan's prime minister said he was "determined" to hold the Tokyo Olympics as organisers on Friday brushed off a report...
In this file photo taken on December 15, 2019 a journalist takes photos at the National Stadium, venue for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, during a media tour following the stadium's completion in Tokyo. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year,...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) The Tokyo Olympics look "unlikely" to go ahead as the coronavirus pandemic continues to paralyse large parts of the world, a senior official from the London 2012 Games has said. Keith Mills, who was deputy chairman of the London 2012 organising committee, said...
Nesthy Petecio (Photo from Joseph Almer Pedrajas) Nesthy Petecio is just one of several Filipino boxers seeking Olympic spots to the pandemic-hit Tokyo Games in July. With the start of their 90-day training camp in Calamba, Laguna, Petecio couldn't be happier to return to regular face-to-face...
Sports officials are working to get clearance from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the resumption of training of other athletes competing in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games set late November. Philippine Sports Commission's National Training Director Marc Velasco said this is the first crucial step...
