Take a bow Team Philippines. Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics (Photo: Philippine Olympic Committee) Malacañang has commended Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam for his silver medal finish and rest of the Filipino athletes for displaying the "best Olympic performance in history." The Philippines so...
Carlo Paalam became the second Filipino boxer to earn a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after yielding to Great Britain's Galal Yafai in their men's flyweight finals at the Kokugikan Arena Saturday, Aug. 7. Carlo Paalam (AFP File Photo) The first round proved costly for Paalam after that...
USA's Kevin Durant carries national flag while celebrating his team's win in the men's final basketball match between France and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) NBA All-Star Kevin Durant poured in a...
The signature footwear of skateboarder Margielyn Didal under New Balance (NB) is now selling like hotcakes online. For sure, Margie’s contagious smile and positive vibes that she exhibited in this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics have something to do with it. Its design, inspired by the colors of the...
But who stands in the way of PH’s second Olympic title Carlo Paalam (AFP) TOKYO — As the nation holds its breath, first this question: Who is Great Britain’s Galal Yafai, the man standing between the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam and the flyweight gold medal in the XXXII Olympiad Saturday at...
Shown in this file photo is Hidilyn Diaz’s mother Emelita, second from left, and father Eduardo, right, during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. (MB File Photo) The last time Hidilyn Diaz saw her parents was when she captured her first Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal back in...
Style matters at at the Olympic Games Historic would be the right term to describe the Tokyo Summer Games. The event was postponed for a year, spectators were banned from watching on-site at the Olympic village, former Olympians and international athletes were unable to qualify, all because of the...
Photo from AFP Yuka Saso birdied the last two holes to tally a four-under-par 67 and climb in the top 20 while Bianca Pagdanganan had a second straight even-par 71 in the third round of women’s golf in the Tokyo Olympics Friday, August 5 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. Saso...
MB Photo Reynaldo Galido, who represented the Philippines in boxing during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, sports a multi-color-designed athletic shoes which he says was purchased at the Olympic Village in Tokyo for roughly about P11,000. A member of ABAP’s women’s boxing team coaching staff here at...
Canada's Andre De Grasse (center) crosses the finish line to win ahead of second-placed USA's Kenneth Bednarek (left) and third-placed USA's Noah Lyles in the men's 200m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 4, 2021. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)...
Canada's midfielder Quinn (left) is marked by USA's midfielder Lindsey Horan (right) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's semi-final football match between the United States and Canada at Ibaraki Kashima Stadium in Kashima on August 2, 2021. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) Canadian...
It's for a good cause, too! Tom Daley Who says knitting is only for grandmas? Great Britain's diver Tom Daley has been breaking the internet for the past few days with snaps of him at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics while knitting, and it looks like he's done. Dubbed as the Olympic Cardigan , his latest...
