(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Just one in four people in Japan want to see the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games held next year, with most backing either further delay or cancellation, a new poll shows. Only 23.9 percent of respondents in the three-day nationwide poll published Sunday said they...
This file photo taken on October 27, 2018 shows Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor of Australia performing their free skate during the pairs competition at the 2018 Skate Canada International ISU Grand Prix event in Laval, Quebec. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya,...
Filipino-American Natalie Uy shatters the Philippine-record and Southeast Asian Games mark of 4.25 meters after tying her personal best of 4.30 meters and placing sixth at the Acadia Invitational in Greenville, South Carolina. (YouTube screengrab / ESPN) Filipino-American pole vaulter Natalie Uy...
Beijing 2022 organizers were "pressing ahead" with preparations for the Winter Olympics Friday after a senior IOC official warned the coronavirus could force the Games to be postponed. Former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President and former IOC vice president Richard Pound (Photo by Fabrice...
(Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Tokyo 2020 organizers said Friday they have secured all the venues needed to hold the Olympics next summer, clearing a major hurdle to hosting the event postponed over the coronavirus. Refunds for ticket holders unable to attend the rescheduled games will begin in...
International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (AFP Photo / Fabrice COFFRINI) Thomas Bach said Friday he will stand in 2021 for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee, admitting however there is "no solution today" to the challenges posed by coronavirus to the postponed...
International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach (AFP Photo / Fabrice COFFRINI) Banning fans from the Tokyo Olympics is "clearly something we don't want," International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach said, adding that "multiple scenarios" were under consideration for the rescheduled Games. Bach...
Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, left, has signed with Manny Pacquiao's MP Promotions. (MB File Photo) Eumir Felix Marcial reaffirmed his commitment to represent the country in future competitions like the Tokyo Olympics even after signing a six-year promotional contract to fight as a...
Ariana Dormitorio, the undisputed queen of Philippine mountain bike racing (Photo from Ariana Dormitorio's Facebook page) Ariana Dormitorio, the undisputed queen of Philippine mountain bike racing, is not giving up on her Olympic dreams. Philcycling vice president and MTB chief Oscar ‘Boying’...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) emphasized the need of Olympic qualifiers to resume their training during the PSC-GAB- DOH Stakeholders' Virtual Meeting hosted by...
Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) Two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan has opened the door to playing again next year, just days after announcing his retirement from international competition at the age of 36 . Arguably the greatest badminton player of all time, Lin...
Eight-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt (Common Wikimedia Images) Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt has hinted he could be tempted out of retirement if former coach Glen Mills asked him. The world 100m and 200m record holder and eight-time Olympic champion told Variety magazine he had no plans...
