Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz, left, takes a selfie with world gymnastics champion Caloy Yulo at the Athletes Village in the Tokyo Olympics in Japan. (Hidilyn Diaz Instagram) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has been to three Olympics. She won a silver medal back in 2016 that ended a...
Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena has finally arrived in Tokyo, Japan after delays due to strict travel restrictions. EJ Obiena (AFP) Obiena took his excitement to social media, thanking "everyone who have went out their way to make this a possibility." READ: PH Olympian profiles: Two world...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) TOKYO — Fil-Am Remedy Rule, a marine biology graduate at University of Texas at Austin, will seek a place in the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly event as the swimming competition in the XXXII Olympiad creates a big splash Saturday at the Tokyo Aquatics Center....
MB File Photo TOKYO — Fists of fury take centerstage in the XXXII Olympiad on July 24, Saturday, as boxing events get going in the Round of 32 preliminaries, with the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio debuting against Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Kokugikan Arena....
World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo (MB File Photo) TOKYO — The path has been lit for gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Nesthy Petecio and taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa when they make their much-awaited debuts Saturday, July 24, during Day 2 of the XXXII Olympiad. Team Philippines’...
Photo from PSC With Olympic fervor fully ablaze these days, the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) through its Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan and President Al S. Panlilio, announced it is earmarking cash incentives not only for Filipino Summer Olympics medalists, but also for those who bring honor from...
While the whole world prepares for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, Malacañang announced that President Duterte has approved an additional P100,000 games allowance to all 19 Tokyo Olympians and six Paralympians "as token and to celebrate the achievement of the athletes qualified for the...
This picture taken on December 19, 2020 shows Olympic super-fan Kyoko Ishikawa posing in front of an Olympic rings installation outside the National Stadium in Tokyo. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) The most troubled Olympics in modern history finally get under way in Tokyo on Friday, struggling to...
Philippine Olympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino sported a customized version of a Yeezy 350 V2 in honor of the Philippine team in the Tokyo Olympics. Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino wears the country’s colors even in his Yeezy 350 V2 black rubber...
1. EJ OBIENA (athletics) – Obiena, 25, became the first Filipino athlete to qualify to the Tokyo Olympics after hitting the Olympic pole vault standard of 5.81 meters in a Pole Vault meet in Chiara, Italy in 2019. Ranked No. 10 in the world, Obiena has...
PH foreign coach sent home for suspected COVID (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 24, 2020, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame is displayed outside Fukushima railway station, Fukushima Prefecture.(Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) TOKYO — The coronavirus health scare, which has reportedly...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan, right, and national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April in Uzbekistan. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) Finally, after a year of waiting, the Tokyo Olympics is set to formally on Friday, July 23. Filipino...
