EJ Obiena and Kiyomi Watanabe Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced Thursday, July 8, that pole vaulter EJ Obiena and judoka Kiyomi Watanabe will be the country’s flag-bearers to the Tokyo Olympics set July 23 to Aug. 3. Tolentino reiterated all 19 Filipino...
Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook page EJ Obiena jumped to a career-high No. 6 in the pole vault world rankings ahead of his Tokyo Olympics campaign late this month. Obiena climbed from No. 10 after successful campaigns in various international competitions where he reset his national outdoor record...
Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns talks to Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game One of the 2021 NBA Finals on July 6, 2021 at Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Phoenix...
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced Wednesday, July 7, its partnership with Asics as the official outfitter of the PH team bound to the Tokyo Olympics this month. POC President Bambol Tolentino hopes this renewal of partnership would translate a similar success when the country won the...
This file photo taken on March 26, 2021 shows torchbearer Rio Suzuki (right), a junior high school student, receiving the flame of the Olympic torch at the start of the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games torch relay at Somanakamura Shrine in the town of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. (Photo by...
Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association president Richard Gomez, right, tries to score against national team member Noelito Jose Jr. during pool play of men's epee in the first leg of the National Open Fencing Championship last Saturday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (City Government...
Calou Yulo (MB File Photo) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion is confident that Carlos Yulo is capable of winning the elusive gold medal, and possibly another silver, in the Tokyo Olympics later this month. Carrion said Yulo can rule his pet event, the floor...
Yuka Saso (left) and Bianca Pagdanganan Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines will each play three tournaments as part of their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics later this month at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. Saso, the reigning US Women’s Open champion, is set...
In this file photo, Slovenia's Luka Doncic celebrates the team's win after the FIBA Eurobasket 2017 men's semifinal basketball match between Spain and Slovenia at the Fenerbahce Ulker Sport Arena in Istanbul on September 14, 2017. (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images) NBA star Luka Doncic...
Screengrab from the tournament livestream courtesy of World Athletics' YouTube channel Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena fell short of a podium finish at the prestigious Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden after settling for fourth place over the weekend. Obiena...
MB File Photo Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez is confident the country can get multiple medals including the elusive first gold at the Tokyo Olympics set late this month. “Naniniwala akong may medalya tayo sa Tokyo Olympics. Malamang meron tayong gold, silver at bronze...
Ormoc City mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) chief Richard Gomez, eighth from right back row, and national team mentor Ronald "Amat" Canlas Jr., fourth from left front row, athletes and coaches prior to the National Open Fencing Championships in Ormoc City. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Now...
