Filipino shooter Jayson Valdez (Photo from PSC) Shooter Jayson Valdez failed to enter for the medal round after finishing 44th in the men’s 10-meter air rifle qualification of the Tokyo Olympics. Valdez compiled 612.6 points after six series which quickly ended his maiden appearance in the Summer...
US gymnast Simone Biles prepares to practice on the balance beam during a training session at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 22, 2021, on the eve of the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) US gymnastics star Simone Biles launches her bid for Olympic...
Netizens rallied behind top Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo after his heartbreaking exit in the floor exercise event where he was expected to win the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Carlos Yulo (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Messages of support and motivation for Yulo poured on social media as he topped...
This file photo taken on July 15, 2021 shows US golfer Bryson DeChambeau on the 18th green during his first round on day one of The 149th British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George's, Sandwich in south-east England. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE Former US Open...
MB File Photo Rower Cris Nievarez failed to advance to the semifinal medal round after finishing fifth in his quarterfinal group in the men’s single sculls in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, July 25 at the Sea Forest Waterway. Nievarez, 21, clocked 7 minutes and 50.74 seconds behind group winner...
Irish Magno made easy work of Kenyan foe Christine Ongare, handily scoring a unanimous decision win at the women's flyweight boxing Round of 32 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Kokugikan Arena in Japan Sunday, July 25. Philippines' Irish Magno (red) and Kenya's Christine Ongare fight during their...
An Olympics like no other finally got underway on Friday evening, July 23, in Tokyo. After months of anxiety, bickering and speculation some even called it the Anger Games Japan finally rolled out the Games of the 32 nd Olympics in a muted yet meaningful opening ceremony witnessed in real time...
Philippines' Carlos Edriel Yulo competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastics men's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (AFP) Carlos Yulo missed his chance to qualify in the finals in his pet event, the mens' floor...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) Remedy Rule failed to advance in the semifinal after placing 25th overall in the 100-meter butterfly of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Japan on Saturday, July 24. Only the Top 16 are qualified for the next round led by Yufei Zhang of China, Emma...
South Korea's Jang Jun (blue) and Philippines' Kurt Bryan Barbosa (red) compete in the taekwondo men's -58kg elimination round bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP) TOKYO — Team Philippines is down to 18...
(AFP) TOKYO – No one among those present dared ask Philippine pole vault specialist EJ Obiena, who arrived here Friday afternoon, if he believes he can beat world champion Armand Duplantis of Sweden in the XXXII Olympiad. That would be irreverent, knowing that Obiena’s best jump of 5.87 meters,...
(AFP) Kurt Barbosa was the first Filipino athlete to bow out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after his Round of 16 opponent and reigning world champion Jang Jun of South Korea lost in the semifinals of the taekwondo men's 58 kg event at the Makuhari Messe Hall on Saturday, July 24. Mohammed Khalil...
