Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Filipino athletes who have earned slots in the Tokyo Olympics this year are delighted by the government’s effort to have them vaccinated against COVID-19. While there...
This picture taken on December 19, 2020 shows Olympic superfan Kyoko Ishikawa posing in front of an Olympic rings installation outside the National Stadium in Tokyo. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Whistle-blowing, flag-waving superfan Kyoko Ishikawa has attended every Summer Olympics in the past 30...
The country’s highest sports officials are confident the 2021 Tokyo Olympics will still push through despite recent reports that Japan is poised to declare a state of emergency as COVID-19 cases soar in the East Asian nation's capital and three surrounding prefectures. Philippine Olympic...
Photo from Nesthy Petecio's Facebook account Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Nesthy Petecio said she is ready to return to training this month and prepare for the last qualifying tournament for boxing for the Tokyo Olympics this year. Petecio, who competes in the featherweight category, said...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Amid the slew of cancelled sports spectacles worldwide last year, the sputtering attempts to restart in empty arenas stalled events,...
A giant mural of basketball legend Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna was made by Tenement Visual Artists at Tenement Building basketball court in Taguig city as a way of honoring their idol. (MB File Photo / Jansen Romero) Is it safe to say that 2020 is one forgettable year? With the majority of the...
The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on December 1, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away by the coronavirus pandemic try...
Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centrepiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their...
A general view of Yokohama Stadium, the baseball and softball venue for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics scheduled to be held next year, is seen during the light illumination event "Ballpark Fantasia Vega Luminique" in Yokohama on December 12, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) A majority of...
In this file photo taken on November 9, 2019 Brazil's breakdancer Mateus de Sousa Melo aka Bart competes during the Red Bull BC One, the breakdance one-on-one battle world championship in Mumbai. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) Breakdancing was one of four new sports along with skateboarding,...
A man walks along a corridor past an official Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics advertisement board in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on November 30, 2020. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organisers said Friday, with the...
The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on December 1, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo's waterfront on Tuesday after maintenance, with officials hoping the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the coronavirus-postponed...
