DR Congo's Marcelat Sakobi Matshu (red) and Philippines' Nesthy Petecio fight during their women's feather (54-57kg) preliminaries boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) TOKYO — True to her word, Nesthy...
Gold medal winner China's Yang Qian (center) poses on the podium with Russia's Anastasiia Galashina (left) and Switzerland's Nina Christen, after winning the women's 10m air rifle final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Asaka Shooting Range in the Nerima district of Tokyo on July 24, 2021....
South Korea's Jang Jun (blue) and Philippines' Kurt Bryan Barbosa (red) compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg elimination round bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP) Kurt Barbosa fell to a losing start in the...
File Photo Boxer Nesthy Petecio displayed her world championship form after advancing to the Round of 16 in the women’s featherweight division in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Saturday, July 24. Petecio won via unanimous decision over Congo’s Marcelat Sakobi Matshu, 5-0, to jumpstart her bid for the...
Filipino athletes wore their pride on their sleeves as they donned fashion designer Rajo Laurel's barong during the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 last July 23, 2021. According to Philippine Sports Commission, the male athletes were clad in cocoon silk barong featuring...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic attends a training session at the Ariake Tennis Park ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 21, 2021. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) History-chasing Novak Djokovic launches his quest for Olympic tennis glory, while Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar goes...
Photo from One Sports' livesream TOKYO — A quadrennial gathering of nations for unity and camaraderie that honors the ideals of higher, faster and stronger in the field of sports was celebrated Friday as the XXXII Olympiad was officially opened after a year-long delay brought about by the...
Fireworks explode in the sky during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, on July 23, 2021. (AFP) The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began on Friday in a nearly empty stadium after a year-long pandemic postponement and a build-up marred by...
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz, left, takes a selfie with world gymnastics champion Caloy Yulo at the Athletes Village in the Tokyo Olympics in Japan. (Hidilyn Diaz Instagram) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has been to three Olympics. She won a silver medal back in 2016 that ended a...
Philippines' top pole vaulter EJ Obiena has finally arrived in Tokyo, Japan after delays due to strict travel restrictions. EJ Obiena (AFP) Obiena took his excitement to social media, thanking "everyone who have went out their way to make this a possibility." READ: PH Olympian profiles: Two world...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) TOKYO — Fil-Am Remedy Rule, a marine biology graduate at University of Texas at Austin, will seek a place in the semifinals of the 100-meter butterfly event as the swimming competition in the XXXII Olympiad creates a big splash Saturday at the Tokyo Aquatics Center....
MB File Photo TOKYO — Fists of fury take centerstage in the XXXII Olympiad on July 24, Saturday, as boxing events get going in the Round of 32 preliminaries, with the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio debuting against Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Kokugikan Arena....
