Photo from ABAP Five athletes from boxing and rowing were among the first from the Philippine contingent to arrive in Tokyo, Japan Saturday for the upcoming Olympics set to officially fire off July 23. Boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Irish Magno, along with coach Nolito Velasco, Elmer...
Swimmers and coaches from the Israel national team lauded the New Clark City (NCC) Aquatics Center in Tarlac, citing world-class facilities and exceptional swimming pools that are instrumental in their preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. (Photo fromm BCDA) The 17-man team began their...
A Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games banner is displayed on the wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on April 13, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Tokyo Olympics organizers revealed the first COVID-19 case in the Games Village on Saturday as they sought to reassure competitors...
President Duterte is wishing Japan success in pushing through with the hosting of the Tokyo Olympics this month. President Rodrigo Duterte attends the virtual APEC informal leaders' retreat on July 17, 2021 from the Palace. (Malacañang) The President, addressing a virtual assembly attended by his...
In this file photo taken on July 10, 2021 Kevin Love of the United States reacts after getting called for a foul during an exhibition game against Nigeria at Michelob ULTRA Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Denver...
A fundraiser was arranged for the Winter Olympic campaign of Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg. Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg (Screenshot from ISU Short Track’s Facebook page) Macaraeg posted a gofundme link on his personal Facebook account in the hopes of getting more support and...
In this file photo, Bradley Beal of the United States passes against Nigeria during an exhibition game at Michelob ULTRA Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) NBA guard Bradley Beal will not play for...
Boxer Eumir Felix Marcial will be replacing EJ Obiena as the country’s male flag-bearer in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 at the National Stadium. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino made the announcement Thursday, adding that Marcial’s arrival...
Zach LaVine, Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, and Jayson Tatum of the USA Men's National Team look on during the game against the Nigeria Men's National Team on July 10, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Stephen Gosling / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via...
EJ Obiena is saddened that he was pulled out as the country’s male flag-bearer in the Tokyo Olympics next week due to conflict of schedule. The 25-year-old pole vaulter shared his sentiments on his Facebook page Wednesday, a day after news broke that he will likely be replaced due to the new...
Kevin Durant of the USA Men's National Team handles the ball during the game against the Argentina Men's National Team on July 13, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ned Dishman / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Kevin Durant scored 17 points as the United...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Fifty-three years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos's iconic medal podium protest in Mexico City, a new generation of activist athletes is poised to take centerstage at the Tokyo Olympics. US sprinters Smith and Carlos faced the ultimate sanction for their...
