Margielyn Didal advanced to the final of the women's skateboarding street event after landing seventh overall in the preliminary heats in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Ariake Urban Sports Park Monday, July 26. Philippines' Margielyn Arda Didal reacts as she competes in the women's street...
Photo from Munehiro Kugimiya's Facebook account Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya took the blame for Carlos Yulo’s missed opportunity to qualify in the floor exercise finals of the men’s artistic gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics. In a lengthy social media post, Kugimiya said he is responsible...
France's Evan Fournier (right) fights for the ball with USA's Draymond Jamal Green (left) during the men's preliminary round group A basketball match between France and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on July 25, 2021. (AFP) A USA team led by 11-time...
Filipino-American Lee Kiefer of the USA Fencing Team celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's individual foil event in the Tokyo Olympics Sunday in Japan. (Photo from the Instagram fencing_fie) Filipino-American Lee Kiefer fencer of the USA captured the gold medal in the women's...
(Clockwise from top left) Photo of violence for Haiti, Chernobyl nuclear accident for Ukraine, salmon for Norway and Dracula for Romania (DC Inside / MBC) Korean TV network MBC drew flak from its viewers and international community for using inappropriate photos and captions to introduce countries...
Margielyn Didal (MB File Photo) TOKYO — Margielyn Didal will be dealing with a field of play in the XXXII Olympiad like something she has never encountered before as a street skateboarder who made a name for herself in the Philippines and elsewhere as a bold and innovative skater. “The Olympics...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz,third from left, with her 'HD TEam' of sports nutritionist Jeaneth Aro, sports psychologist Dr. Karen Trinidad, Chinese head coach Kaiwen Gao, and strength and conditioning mentor Julius Naranjo. (Photo from Hidilyn Diaz Instagram @hidilyndiaz) Three months before...
MB File Photo TOKYO — A four-time Olympic warrior, steep in discipline and a product of rigorous indoor training, and a young upstart, a street-instructed rising star, will take their quest in the XXXII Olympiad to the highest level of sports excellence when they kick off their events Monday,...
Kristina Knott Fil-American sprinter Kristina Knott isn’t settling for “just being happy and grateful” to be representing the country in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “It just doesn’t stop to being grateful,” Knott said during Saturday’s online press briefing with Manila-based reporters....
Filipino boxer Irish Magno (red) and Kenya's Christine Ongare fight during their women's fly (48-51kg) preliminaries boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / various sources / AFP) TOKYO — Team Philippines rebounded...
Australia's Ashleigh Barty reacts during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's singles first round tennis match against Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) World number one Ashleigh Barty crashed out of the Olympics women's...
Photo from AFP Despite being the first Filipino athlete to bow out of the Tokyo Olympics, taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa refused to dwell on his defeat and instead look at the brighter side of his short-lived Olympic debut. Barbosa vowed to learn from his experience in Japan and continue his quest for...
