In this file photo taken on June 03, 2021, an employee of Japan's Olympic Museum is seen in front of the Olympic rings in Tokyo on June 3, 2021. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) Japan has been backed into a corner over the Tokyo Games, a member of the country's Olympic committee said Friday, arguing...
Margielyn Didal Filipina skateboarding sensation Margielyn Didal is looking to secure a podium finish in the Street Skateboarding World Championships in Rome, Italy. Didal, who is now qualified to the semifinals, is on a mission to seal her spot in the Tokyo Olympics slated from July 23 to August...
Philippine Ambassador to Tokyo Jose Laurel V on Thursday said Filipinos in Japan are generally “fine” amid the rising number of new COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and the declaration of the state of emergency in several major prefectures and cities there. Philippine Ambassador to...
EJ Obiena (MB File Photo) Pole vaulter EJ Obiena toughened up his Tokyo Olympics preparations after capturing the gold medal in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila). Obiena, the first of the nine Filipino athletes who qualified to the Games,...
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto applauds next to the celebration cauldron on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture on March 25, 2021. (Photo by KIM KYUNG-HOON / POOL / AFP) Around 10,000 of 80,000 planned Tokyo 2020 Olympic volunteers have quit,...
Hidilyn Daz continues to train in Malacca, Malaysia. (Screenshot from Hidilyn Diaz's video on Instagram) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz said she has yet to receive a go signal with regards to the schedule of departure for Japan as she continues to wait for updates from local sports officials....
EJ Obiena Pole vaulter EJ Obiena intensifies his Tokyo Olympics preparations when he competes in the Gothenburg Athletics Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday (early Thursday in Manila). Obiena, one of the nine Filipinos bound for the Games and now ranked No. 11 in the world, will have his...
National athletes can now start their long delayed training for the 31st Southeast Asian Games (MB Photo) National athletes bound for the 31 st Southeast Asian Games late this year can now hold their respective bubble trainings following the latest guidelines issued by the Joint Administrative...
The karatedo national team, led by Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation, Inc. president Richard Lim, fifth from right, visits Consul General Arvin de Leon, fifth from left, at the Philippine Consulate in Turkey last week prior to their departure for Paris, France for Olympic Qualifying Tournament on...
Photo From Patrick Coo's Facebook account Fil-American Patrick Coo missed a berth in the Tokyo Olympics after yielding to veteran rivals in the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Bogota, Colombia over the weekend. Coo, the only Asian and youngest competitor at 19 years old, wound up 42 nd among 62...
ABAP president Ricky Vargas Officials of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) are still waiting for the US visas of three Tokyo Olympics-bound boxers training in Thailand while it has given a go for another Olympian in Eumir Marcial to travel from Dubai to Colorado Springs...
This picture taken on May 11, 2021 shows Afghan-born refugee and karate competitor Asif Sultani talking to AFP at a training session as he competes for a place on the Refugee Olympic Team at the Tokyo Olympics in July. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) Asif Sultani has been fighting his way to the...
