Photo from AFP The Tokyo Olympics drew to a close Sunday, Aug. 8, in what is considered a peculiar but momentous staging of the Games hampered by the pandemic. But equally momentous was the Philippines’ historic showing in the two-week conclave, where the 19-strong Filipino athletes went home...
Photo from AFP American magazine Sports Illustrated included Hidilyn Diaz’s historic feat at the Tokyo Olympics in its roundup story on the Games, which drew to a close Sunday, Aug. 8. In an article “Handing Out Awards for the Olympics” by Brian Cazeneuve posted Sunday, Diaz was mentioned...
Senator Joel Villanueva has praised and thanked Filipino athletes for their performance in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Hidilyn Diaz salutes during the Philippine national anthem after winning the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics women's 55-kg weightlifting competition. (AFP/Vincenzo...
Photo from AFP The Agence France-Presse, one of the world’s leading news agencies, listed Hidilyn Diaz’s historic gold as one of the best moments of the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics which drew to a close on Sunday, August 8. Diaz’s triumph in the women’s 55-kg weightlifting category that...
Photo from Marcus Manalo A sports psychologist who is part of Team Philippines recently shared a chance encounter with NBA players Rudy Gobert, Evan Fournier and Nicolas Batum of France. Marcus Manalo of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines posted on social media a picture with...
Photo from AFP The Philippines extended its dominance over Southeast Asian neighbors by becoming the best performing ASEAN country in the Tokyo Olympics. The 19-man PH team collected one gold, two silvers and one bronze medal in the two-week conclave to share 50 th place with Slovakia in the...
The medal haul of Filipino athletes in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics is just the beginning of an era of new sports heroes who will shine and give the Philippines pride and honor in international championships. 41FA4097-B706-4A57-8415-CB55CA7F07D1_4_5005_c Speaker Lord Allan Velasco made this...
USA's Kevin Wayne Durant celebrates with his gold medal in podium during the medal ceremony for the men's basketball competition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) Eliud Kipchoge produced a marathon masterclass and...
Philippines' Carlo Paalam and Britain's Galal Yafai fight during their men's fly (48-52kg) boxing final bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL / AFP) TOKYO — Plans are afoot for a boxing gym that will be named after...
Carlo Paalam cannot help but turn emotional once again after bagging the second silver medal for the Philippines in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Carlo Paalam (AFP) This time in an online press conference Sunday morning, joined by Eumir Felix Marcial on camera, Paalam recalled the moment he was all...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta during their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men's singles tennis match for the bronze medal at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) Tokyo wasn't a great Olympics for some of the big names who...
Caritas Philippines Caritas Philippines, the Catholic Church's social action arm, is set to provide educational assistance to more than 500 "impoverished" children in recognition of the Filipino athletes' performance at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. “In recognition of our athletes’...
