Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz thinks that one likely solution to have weightlifting competitions in the 2024 Paris Olympics is for it to be organized by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). Diaz said that as an athlete, she is clueless on the fate of the...
Gary Bejino TOKYO - All eyes will be on swimmer Gary Bejino, who will be the first Filipino campaigner to plunge into action in the World Para Games as he competes in the men’s SM6 200-meter individual medley at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre here on Thursday, August 26. A back-to-back gold medalist in...
Fireworks light up the sky at the end of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 24, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Paralympic sport got under way in Tokyo on Wednesday, after a high-energy and poignant opening ceremony, with the...
Achelle Guion Para powerlifer Achele Guion was ruled out of the Tokyo Paralympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) disclosed this in a statement Tuesday, adding that Guion, a two-time Asian Para Games silver medalist, were unable to join the Philippine team...
Hidilyn Diaz and Ramon S. Ang San Miguel Corp. (SMC) President Ramon S. Ang personally handed the P10 million check to weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz as part of her incentive for winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal in the Tokyo Games. The incentive is Ang’s personal gift to Diaz, a...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte awards 1996 Atlanta Olympics boxing silver medalist Mansueto Velasco with P500,000 from the Office of the President during the awarding of incentives to the medalists and other athletes who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Malacañang Palace on August 23,...
A general view shows the Paralympics symbol rings lit up at night on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo on August 21, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) As the Paralympic Games begin, Japan's efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion are in the spotlight, with many arguing there is still...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's health ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday directed hospitals in the capital to secure beds and accept as many COVID-19 patients as possible amid pressure on the city's medical system in a recent resurgence of infections. Japanese Prime Minister...
President Duterte assured Filipino athletes of the government's full support as he honored those who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. President Duterte presents incentives to first Filipino Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz in an awarding ceremony in Malacañang on August 23, 2021 (RTVM...
Members of the Senate have pledged to give Filipino athletes cash rewards for their historic feat in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri made the disclosure during the chamber's plenary session on Monday, August 23....
Gary Bejino Para swimmer Gary Bejino is expected to set the tone for the Philippine team when he becomes the first Filipino to see action in the Tokyo Paralympics set to officially start on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Bejino, 25, will plunge into action in the morning heats of the men’s 200-meter...
The Philippine team bound for the Tokyo Paralympics suffered a blow after some members of the delegation tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Philippine Paralympic Committee President Mike Barredo disclosed that “some officials, coaches and a para athlete” yielded a positive result of...
