Hidilyn Diaz and Gao Kaiwen Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz revealed that her dedicated Team HD is planning to keep Chinese coach Gao Kaiwen as a consultant. Diaz bared the development in the virtual Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday, August 10, adding that she...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino agreed to the importance of investing on cutting-edge sports science to sustain the country’s successful stint at the Tokyo Olympics. Ramirez said...
Maybe I caught the ‘Olympic Moth,’ er, bug? Watching the closing ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, I found myself unexpectedly tearing up. Perhaps it was the dramatic music, the marching of the Japanese Olympians carrying their flag together with some frontliners—a clear representation...
Meet John Ken Gomez, a 21-year-old fine arts student who immortalized Hidilyn's Olympic win with his charcoal sketch Everyone's jaws dropped after getting a glimpse of the prestigious condominium that was given to Hidilyn Diaz after her historic gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Kevin Tan,...
Allocating a measly P1.3 billion for the Philippine Sports Commission, which is P17.8 billion lower than the budget for an anti-communist task force, cannot qualify Malacanang to a pat on the back for the historic feat of Filipino athletes in the recently-concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Philippine...
Philippines' Carlo Paalam celebrates his silver medal during the medal ceremony for the men's fly (48-52kg) boxing final bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL / AFP) A hero's welcome awaits Tokyo Olympics silver...
Finding Answers Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics was indeed unlike any other, mainly due to the great uncertainty caused by the pandemic and the amazing performance of Team Philippines. There’s no doubt that host country Japan and all the participants deserve...
The Olympic Flame has been extinguished but the fire it brought to Filipinos continues to touch our senses. But this isn’t about the conclusion of a multi-billion spectacle, the last page of a happy-ending story. As the Japanese people say sayonara to the thousands who braved the pandemic-delayed...
French aerial patrol 'Patrouille de France' fly over the fan village of The Trocadero set in front of The Eiffel Tower, in Paris on August 8, 2021 upon the transmission of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) TOKYO — After the XXXII Olympiad,...
The rest of the bemedalled Filipino athletes from the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics--all from the boxing team--have arrived home. BEMEDALLED BOXERS--Irish Magno, Carlo Paalam, Nesthy Petecio, Eumir Marcial pose with their medals upon their arrival at NAIA on Aug. 9, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA...
The Philippine boxing team who competed in the recently concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympics has arrived in the country Monday, Aug. 9. Olympic boxers (from left) Irish Magno, silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio, and bronze medalist Eumir Felir Marcial strike a pose at the NAIA Terminal 2 in...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque credited President Duterte for the Philippines’ biggest medal haul in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that saw Filipino athletes coming home with its first-ever gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal. Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics (Philippine...
