Photo from tournament's Instagram page EJ Obiena toughened up his Tokyo Olympics preparations Friday, July 2, after capturing the gold medal in the Taby Stav Gala Street Pole Vault competition in Bottnaryd, Sweden. Obiena cleared 5.80 meters on his first attempt to win via countback against...
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz trains with "HD Team" Chinese coach Kaiwen Gao in Malaysia in preparation for this year's Tokyo Olympics. (Screengrab from Diaz documentary “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) Instead of dodging questions regarding chances of winning...
Luke Gebbie (left) and Remedy Rule Fil-foreign swimmers Luke Gebbie and Remedy Rule became the latest qualifiers to the Tokyo Olympics scheduled late this month after earning berths through universality places. Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco announced this Friday, July 2,...
Screen grab from the tournament livestream courtesy of World Athletics Youtube channel Pole vaulter EJ Obiena shattered his own national outdoor record Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila) after settling for the silver medal in the Irena Szewinska Memorial-Bydgoszcz Cup in Poland. Showing his...
Hidilyn Diaz continues with her training in Malaysia in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. (Hidilyn Diaz Instagram) In the previous editions of the Olympics, the Philippines would pin its hopes on boxing as a source of medal, and twice in the history of the Games, Filipino pugilists delivered with...
The silver medalist weightlifter talks about her preparation for the coming Summer Olympics, her mission for the country, and being a ‘mandirigma’ in the modern world LABAN PARA SA PINAS Filipino wightlifter and airwoman Hidilyn Diaz If there’s anything noteworthy about the pandemic, that...
Bianca Paganganan, left, and Yuka Saso will vie for the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. (MB Photos) Filipino golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan have formally qualified to the Tokyo Olympics after the International Golf Federation (IGF) released the official list of 60 players in the...
The government has given the green light to the country's hosting of the Israeli's national swimming team's training for the Tokyo Olympics. SWIMMING AGAINST THE CURRENTS Jasmine Alkhaldi of Team Philippines, swims during the Women’s 100 meter freestyle at the Aquatics Center of the New Clark...
Dave Carter Tokyo Olympics-bound judoka Kiyomi Watanabe has the skills to compete for a medal against the best athletes in the world, Philippine Judo Federation (PJF) president Dave Carter said Tuesday, June 29. The 24-year-old Watanabe, the first Filipina to earn an Olympic berth in judo, is among...
Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball as P.J. Tucker of the Milwaukee Bucks plays defense during Round 2, Game 7 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on June 19, 2021 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP) Kevin Durant...
Olympic-bound skateboarder Margielyn Didal considers consistency as key for the successful execution of her tricks when she faces the top contenders in the Tokyo Games next month. Margielyn Didal (MB File Photo) Didal is making the most out of her much-needed rest in hometown Cebu as she is set to...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Filipino-Japanese golfer Yuka Saso finished with a final round of five-under par 67 that allowed her to tally a four-day total of 285 in the KPMG Women’s PGA Sunday (Monday in Manila) at the Highlands Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the best round...
