Fireworks light up the sky at the end of the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 24, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) Paralympic sport got under way in Tokyo on Wednesday, after a high-energy and poignant opening ceremony, with the...
Achelle Guion Para powerlifer Achele Guion was ruled out of the Tokyo Paralympics after testing positive for COVID-19. Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) disclosed this in a statement Tuesday, adding that Guion, a two-time Asian Para Games silver medalist, were unable to join the Philippine team...
Hidilyn Diaz and Ramon S. Ang San Miguel Corp. (SMC) President Ramon S. Ang personally handed the P10 million check to weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz as part of her incentive for winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal in the Tokyo Games. The incentive is Ang’s personal gift to Diaz, a...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte awards 1996 Atlanta Olympics boxing silver medalist Mansueto Velasco with P500,000 from the Office of the President during the awarding of incentives to the medalists and other athletes who competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Malacañang Palace on August 23,...
A general view shows the Paralympics symbol rings lit up at night on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo on August 21, 2021. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) As the Paralympic Games begin, Japan's efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion are in the spotlight, with many arguing there is still...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's health ministry and the Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday directed hospitals in the capital to secure beds and accept as many COVID-19 patients as possible amid pressure on the city's medical system in a recent resurgence of infections. Japanese Prime Minister...
President Duterte assured Filipino athletes of the government's full support as he honored those who competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. President Duterte presents incentives to first Filipino Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz in an awarding ceremony in Malacañang on August 23, 2021 (RTVM...
Members of the Senate have pledged to give Filipino athletes cash rewards for their historic feat in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri made the disclosure during the chamber's plenary session on Monday, August 23....
Gary Bejino Para swimmer Gary Bejino is expected to set the tone for the Philippine team when he becomes the first Filipino to see action in the Tokyo Paralympics set to officially start on Tuesday, Aug. 24. Bejino, 25, will plunge into action in the morning heats of the men’s 200-meter...
The Philippine team bound for the Tokyo Paralympics suffered a blow after some members of the delegation tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Philippine Paralympic Committee President Mike Barredo disclosed that “some officials, coaches and a para athlete” yielded a positive result of...
A small Philippine contingent left for Tokyo, Japan Sunday when they compete in the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Paralympics scheduled to fire off Aug. 24 to Sept. 5. The delegation is composed of six para athletes hoping to ride on the success of their national team counterparts in the Tokyo Olympics...
Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay Official Ambassadors Tadahiro Nomura (left), Aki Taguchi (second to right), Satomi Ishihara take part in the Paralympic Flame Lighting Ceremony at the State Guest House Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on August 20, 2021. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) The Tokyo Paralympics open...
