(From right) Silver medallist Lilly King of the USA, gold medallist Tatjana Schoenmaker of South Africa and bronze medallist Annie Lazor of the USA pose for photographers after the final of the women's 200m breaststroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre...
From left, swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso, jumper Simon Toribio and boxer Jose Villanueva DAGUPAN CITY — On July 26, 2021, weightlifting fairy Hidilyn Diaz etched her name in the annals of Philippine history as the first Filipino Olympian to win a gold medal. With her victory, the entire country...
Rower Cris Nievarez ended his Tokyo Olympics campaign in 23rd place after finishing fifth in the final D of the men’s singles sculls event at the Sea Forest Waterway. Nievarez clocked seven minutes and 21.28 seconds, almost 18 off final D winner Vladislav Yakovlev of Kazakhstan to wrap up his...
Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz took the higher road and chose to forgive the critics and bashers when she pleaded for support in public in 2019. Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Looking back, Diaz stood firm and said she has no regrets with the decision to share a post asking for sponsorship from private...
USA's Sunisa Lee competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) American teenager Sunisa Lee won the women's gymnastics all-around Olympic...
For Hidilyn Diaz, what matters now the most is the peace of mind she attained after bagging the country's first gold medal in the Olympics. Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Moving on from past adversities, Diaz, the first Filipino to capture gold medal for the Philippines, said she doesn't need any apology from...
EJ Obiena Pole vaulter EJ Obiena is saddened by the news that world No. 2 Sam Kendricks of United States wouldn’t be competing in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) spokesman Edward Kho said it was unfortunate that...
Algeria's Younes Nemouchi (red) and Philippines' Eumir Marcial fight during their men's middle (69-75kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL / AFP) TOKYO —Blood from an accidental...
After an "epic" Olympic stint in Tokyo, Japan, Filipina skateboarding sensation Margielyn Didal once again wished for the creation of more skateparks in the Philippines. Margielyn Didal (AFP) Taking it to Instagram, her first post since settling for seventh place in the final of the women's street...
Philippines' Juvic Pagunsan watches his drive from a tee in round 1 of the mens golf individual stroke play during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe on July 29, 2021. (Photo by YOSHIHIRO IWAMO / AFP) Golfer Juvic Pagunsan fired a five-under par 66 to...
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman Butch Ramirez and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here. (PSC Instagram) The cash incentives continue to come to Hidilyn Diaz's way. The 30-year-old weightlifter is set to receive an additional P5 million from the Philippine...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked Congress to pass a law that would exempt Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz's cash rewards from tax, saying no Filipino wanted to deduct from her much-deserved prizes. Hidilyn Diaz's gold medal-winning lift (Photo from AFP) Roque made the statement after the...
