Philippines' Elreen Ann Ando competes in the women's 64kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) TOKYO —The sheer weight of competing on such a grand scale for the first time at 22,...
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has nothing but praises for Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo (File photo: Malacañang/Manila Bulletin) Panelo said Diaz brought pride to the country after winning the country's first ever Olympic...
Malacañang is not about to apologize to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz after her name was dragged in an alleged conspiracy to oust President Duterte back in 2019. President Rodrigo Duterte poses with Hidilyn Diaz, Olympic silver medalist, during a courtesy call at the Presidential Guest...
Photo from AFP Hidilyn Diaz’s gold medal triumph in the Tokyo Olympics was not lost on foreign media outlets which dedicated space and time in reporting the breakthrough achievements. The New York Times was among those that published Diaz’s feat with descriptions on how she was able to win the...
Philippines' Elreen Ann Ando competes in the women's 64kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Elreen Ando settled for seventh place in the women’s 64-kg weightlifting division of...
DR Congo's Marcelat Sakobi Matshu (red) and Philippines' Nesthy Petecio fight during their women's feather (54-57kg) preliminaries boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) TOKYO — Boxing reclaims a share of the...
Photo from AFP Hidilyn Diaz’s path to becoming the country’s first Olympic gold medalist was something she had already envisioned 13 years ago in a television interview that has long been uploaded on YouTube. Clips of an interview with veteran broadcaster Chino Trinidad on the GMA news program...
USA's Simone Biles gets ready to compete in the uneven bars event of the artistic gymnastics women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) Simone Biles' participation in the rest of the Tokyo...
Antonio Agustin (MB Photo) TOKYO — Antonio Agustin is no painter. But his were the broad strokes that helped create a Van Gogh, a Da Vinci, in XXXII Olympiad weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. “She’s my masterpiece,” said Agustin, Diaz’s coach from 2003 to 2014, including the...
7-day quarantine at Sofitel for Team HD in compliance to travel protocol Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women's 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) TOKYO — For...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) Remedy Rule made it to the semifinals of the women's 200-meter butterfly event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday night, July 27. Rule, who won two silver and two bronze medals in the 2019 SEA Games, ended up last in Heat 3 but did enough to finish at No....
Photo from AFP Thrice in the history of the Philippines’ participation in the Olympics, the nation’s anthem “Lupang Hinirang” was a heartbeat away from being heard in the podium ceremony of the greatest sporting show on earth. The national anthem was actually played in two Olympic editions...
