As our Filipino Olympians leave today to compete in the summer games that will open in Tokyo on July 23, we join the Filipino nation in bidding them Godspeed! Despite having been postponed for a year and over and above the extraordinary ban on in-venue audiences, as well as other restrictions...
Hidilyn Diaz trains in Malacca, Malaysia in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. (Screenshot from “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) It will be Hidilyn Diaz's fourth straight campaign in the Summer Games when competitions begin at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23. Many see this...
An official from the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo Olympics has tested positive for COVID-19 a week before the opening rites of the Games. A non-athlete Philippine delegate to the Tokyo Olympics tests positive for COVID-19 a week before the opening of the Games kicks off. POC president Bambol...
Photo from ABAP Five athletes from boxing and rowing were among the first from the Philippine contingent to arrive in Tokyo, Japan Saturday for the upcoming Olympics set to officially fire off July 23. Boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Irish Magno, along with coach Nolito Velasco, Elmer...
Swimmers and coaches from the Israel national team lauded the New Clark City (NCC) Aquatics Center in Tarlac, citing world-class facilities and exceptional swimming pools that are instrumental in their preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. (Photo fromm BCDA) The 17-man team began their...
A Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games banner is displayed on the wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on April 13, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Tokyo Olympics organizers revealed the first COVID-19 case in the Games Village on Saturday as they sought to reassure competitors...
President Duterte is wishing Japan success in pushing through with the hosting of the Tokyo Olympics this month. President Rodrigo Duterte attends the virtual APEC informal leaders' retreat on July 17, 2021 from the Palace. (Malacañang) The President, addressing a virtual assembly attended by his...
In this file photo taken on July 10, 2021 Kevin Love of the United States reacts after getting called for a foul during an exhibition game against Nigeria at Michelob ULTRA Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Denver...
A fundraiser was arranged for the Winter Olympic campaign of Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg. Filipino speed skater Julian Macaraeg (Screenshot from ISU Short Track’s Facebook page) Macaraeg posted a gofundme link on his personal Facebook account in the hopes of getting more support and...
In this file photo, Bradley Beal of the United States passes against Nigeria during an exhibition game at Michelob ULTRA Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) NBA guard Bradley Beal will not play for...
Boxer Eumir Felix Marcial will be replacing EJ Obiena as the country’s male flag-bearer in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23 at the National Stadium. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino made the announcement Thursday, adding that Marcial’s arrival...
Zach LaVine, Bradley Beal, Damian Lillard, Kevin Durant, and Jayson Tatum of the USA Men's National Team look on during the game against the Nigeria Men's National Team on July 10, 2021 at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Stephen Gosling / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via...
