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’...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez plans on creating a “sports playbook” to sustain the country’s successful and historic showing at the Tokyo Olympics. Ramirez said he would talk to concerned officials from the Philippine Olympic Committee...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has hailed boxers Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial for adding to the total medal output of the Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics--the country's best campaign in the history of the quadrennial games. Carlo Paalam (top) and Eumir Marcial (Photos from AFP) "The...
Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial has set sights on the 2024 Paris Games to pursue his longtime dream of capturing the gold medal for the Philippines. Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak (red) and Philippines' Eumir Marcial hug after their men's middle (69-75kg) semi-final boxing match during...
Margielyn Didal (AFP) The country’s best performance in the Olympics also saw several athletes flirt at joining Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial in the list of podium finishers. Topping the list was gymnast Carlos Yulo, who made up for the disappointing showing in...
