Photos by Mark Balmores FIRST GOLD FOR PENCAK SILAT Edmar Tacuel of the Philippines performs during the Pencak SIlat Male Tunggal category in the 30th South East Asian Games in Subic Exhibit and Convention Center, Subic Bay, Zambales The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), in all its capacity,...
In this file photo taken on November 19, 2019, US Olympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland speaks during the 2019 Team USA Awards at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) American athletes should prepare for the Tokyo...
Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP There will be no "bubble" for media covering the Tokyo Olympics this summer to ensure the safety as well as the flexibility of journalists, said Lucia Montanarella, head of Olympic Games Media Operations of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS) said....
The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on December 1, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) The first Tokyo Olympics test event of 2021 will be postponed due to travel restrictions under Japan's coronavirus state of emergency, media reported Wednesday. The artistic swimming...
The Tokyo Stadium The world's ongoing coronavirus crisis and plunging public support in Japan have raised fears that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, postponed last year and now due to start in July, may be cancelled. As Japanese and International Olympic Committee officials insist the Games will go ahead,...
People wearing face masks stand next to a display of the Olympic Rings in Tokyo on October 20, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Florida's chief financial officer on Monday told the International Olympic Committee that the state would be happy to host the Olympics Games amid speculation that...
In this file photo, Philippines' Eumir Felix Marcial (left) defeats Malaysia's Che Azmi Mohd Aswan in boxing's middleweight semifinals at PICC Forum in Pasay last December. (MB File Photo) After a month-long rest, Eumir Marcial will resume with his training program this week under Hall of Fame...
Shunning fanfare for charity, the Philippine Sports Commission, on January 24, 2020 —30 years after the Eighth Congress created and established Republic Act No. 6847 known as the PSC Act — celebrated three decades of existence by donating its anniversary budget to victims of the Taal Volcano...
Nesthy Petecio arrives at the NAIA Terminal 3 after bagging the gold medal at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championship in Ulan Ude, Russia. (PHOTO BY ALVIN KASIBAN) Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio said Friday the health and safety of athletes and Japanese people must come first following...
Photo from Fitstart Gym Tokyo Olympics bound boxer Irish Magno said there is nothing she can do except to continue training amid growing concerns over the possible cancellation of the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Bilang atleta tuloy lang talaga sa training, hindi ko masyado iniisip...
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the his official residence in Tokyo on January 13, 2021. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin / POOL / AFP) Japan's prime minister said he was "determined" to hold the Tokyo Olympics as organisers on Friday brushed off a report...
In this file photo taken on December 15, 2019 a journalist takes photos at the National Stadium, venue for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, during a media tour following the stadium's completion in Tokyo. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed last year,...
