Cris Nievarez, right, with coaches Ed Maerina and Shukhrat Ganiev (Photo from Philippine Rowing Association) Rower Cris Nievarez immediately buckled down to work in preparation for his Tokyo Olympics campaign after being seen training at the competition venue last Sunday. In a series of photos...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko on Sunday thanked Filipino-Japanese golfing sensation Yuka Saso for sending her “special message” on the occasion of the 65 th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and the Philippines. “Thank you so...
People take pictures with the Olympic rings outside the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on May 17, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Two athletes have become the first to test positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, just days before the pandemic-delayed...
EJ OBIENA (athletics) EJ Obiena This Tokyo Olympics could be the year for athletics as pole vaulter EJ Obiena is among the favorites to win a medal for the Philippines. The 25-year-old Tondo native aims to become the second Filipino from the sport to win an Olympic medal following Simeon...
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...
