Photo from AFP Hidilyn Diaz is already in the country since Wednesday, but she remains glued to the television and has regularly been updating on social media on the developments with regards to the campaign of Team Philippines in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Diaz, the first gold medal winner...
Photo from AFP Juvic Pagunsan carded a 1-under 70 to finish 55th in the men’s golf competitions of the Tokyo Olympics Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club. The 43-year-old had three birdies and committed two bogeys to finish with a four-day total of 285, 19 shots off American Xander...
Photo from EJ Obiena's Facebook account EJ Obiena admitted that nerves got in the way during his successful bid to barge into the pole vault finals of the Tokyo Olympics Saturday at the Olympic Track Stadium. The 25-year-old Tondo native earned a place in the finals after clearing 5.75 meters on...
Photo from the Philippine Olympic Committee With still a week left before the end of the Tokyo Olympics, the Philippines is already assured of its best performance in terms of quality and quantity of medals in the history of the Games. The Filipinos are guaranteed another medal once again after...
After being tagged by Malacañang in 2019 over supposed plans to oust President Duterte, Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz said that things happen for a reason and that ordeal eventually led to her winning the country’s first Olympic gold. President Duterte’s virtual courtesy call with...
USA's Caeleb Dressel reacts after breaking the Olympic Record and taking gold in the final of the men's 50m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) Caeleb Dressel claimed his fourth Tokyo...
Philippines' Eumir Marcial celebrates after winning against Algeria's Younes Nemouchi (red) after their men's middle (69-75kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL / AFP) Eumir...
It is sinking only now into Philippine Air Force (PAF) Staff Sergeant Hidilyn Diaz's psyche that she is a gold medalist at the Women’s 55kg category for weightlifting of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but already she has realized the huge responsibility put on her shoulders. Olympic gold medalist...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) community has praised EJ Obiena after leaping into the finals of the Men's Pole Vault. EJ Obiena (AFP file photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Our very own Obiena has made it to the finals on August 3. Let us include his success and safety in our petitions for the coming...
Philippines' Eumir Marcial reacts as he fights Algeria's Younes Nemouchi during their men's middle (69-75kg) preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL / AFP) TOKYO — Eumir Felix...
Winner Philippines' Nesthy Petecio (red) and Italy's Irma Testa shake hands after their women's feather (54-57kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) TOKYO — Boxing, the bulwark of Philippine...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE - OUR NEW ABNORMAL On July 4th, this column talked about my pipe dream that one day we’d send an all-female contingent to the Olympics. At the risk of being branded a traitor to my gender, I observed how these Filipina athletes seemed to have real drive and...
