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Photo from Nesthy Petecio's Facebook account Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Nesthy Petecio said she is ready to return to training this month and prepare for the last qualifying tournament for boxing for the Tokyo Olympics this year. Petecio, who competes in the featherweight category, said...

The Philippine Sports Commission is hoping to start the training of some national athletes by January next year in a bubble at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. “We’re all set, we’re just waiting for the go signal from the IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force),” said PSC chairman...

PSC eyes to send last batch by third week of September World champion boxer Nesthy Petecio shares her ID and discount booklet in a Facebook post. More than 1,000 national athletes and coaches can now avail 20 percent discounts after the Philippine Sports Commission released the second of the three...

From left, Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Philippines’ chief of mission to the Tokyo Games Nonong Araneta believes the present batch of Olympic qualifiers and hopefuls have the strongest chance of...

ABAP chief Ricky Vargas (PSA Photo) Boxing chief Ricky Vargas believes he might end up with a broken heart if the Tokyo Olympics gets scrapped altogether. “Masyadong malungkot if hindi matuloy,” Vargas, who heads the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), said during the...