Philippine Olympic Committee (POCpre) President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and the members of the Gilas Pilipinas pool strike a pose after receiving the first dose of the vaccine last Friday. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino announced Thursday, June 10, that...
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has earmarked P46.230 million for the country’s participation in next month’s Tokyo Olympics. The PSC board approved the amount during its meeting Tuesday, June 10, based on the proposed budget of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). The amount will...
Yuka Saso (AFP) US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso said that she looks forward to the day of meeting her idol Rory McIlroy. The 19-year-old Saso was thrilled to get a message via social media post from McIlroy during the final day of the US Women’s Open last Sunday at the Lake Course of The...
Photo from Yusuke Tanaka's Instagram account Carlos Yulo displayed his readiness for next month’s Tokyo Olympics after grabbing the bronze medal in parallel bars of the 2021 All-Japan Apparatus Championships at the Takasaki Arena over the weekend. The 20-year-old world champion finished with...
The Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront in Tokyo on December 1, 2020. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) India on Tuesday dropped Chinese sportswear Li Ning as its official kit sponsor for the upcoming Olympics with the country's athletes set to wear unbranded apparel in Tokyo. The...
Yuka Saso holds the Harton S. Semple trophy after winning the US Women's Open title Sunday in San Francisco, California. (LPGA.Com Images) Newly crowned US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso said that winning the prestigious title doesn’t mean things will turn out the same in her next tournaments,...
Screenshot from Bianca Pagdanganan's Instagram account Bianca Pagdanganan cheered for teammate Yuka Saso on her way to a historic 2021 US Women’s Open title by documenting some highlights in the final round at The Olympic Club on Sunday (Monday in Manila). Pagdanganan posted photos and videos on...
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) Half of Japan's public favours holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer, a new survey showed Monday, suggesting support for the...
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06: Yuka Saso of the Philippines celebrates with the Harton S. Semple trophy after winning the 76th U.S. Women's Open Championship at The Olympic Club on June 06, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Saso won following a three-hole playoff against Nasa Hataoka of...
Screen grab from World Athletics YouTube page EJ Obiena showed why he’s one of the best pole vaulters across the globe after clinching the silver medal behind world record holder Armand Duplantis in the prestigious FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands late Sunday. Obiena, who is in the final stages...
EJ Obiena EJ Obiena joins some fellow Olympic-bound pole vaulters including world record-holder Armand Duplantis when they compete in the FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday, June 6. Obiena, 25, hopes to carry the momentum of his golden performance at the Gothenburg Grand Prix in Sweden a...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Filipino-Japanese Yuka Saso fired a two-under-par 69 in the opening round of the 2021 US Women’s Open Championship Thursday, June 3, at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. Saso is two shots behind leaders Megha Ganne of the US and English golfer Mel...
