The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) announced Wednesday, July 7, its partnership with Asics as the official outfitter of the PH team bound to the Tokyo Olympics this month. POC President Bambol Tolentino hopes this renewal of partnership would translate a similar success when the country won the...
This file photo taken on March 26, 2021 shows torchbearer Rio Suzuki (right), a junior high school student, receiving the flame of the Olympic torch at the start of the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games torch relay at Somanakamura Shrine in the town of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. (Photo by...
Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association president Richard Gomez, right, tries to score against national team member Noelito Jose Jr. during pool play of men's epee in the first leg of the National Open Fencing Championship last Saturday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (City Government...
Calou Yulo (MB File Photo) Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) President Cynthia Carrion is confident that Carlos Yulo is capable of winning the elusive gold medal, and possibly another silver, in the Tokyo Olympics later this month. Carrion said Yulo can rule his pet event, the floor...
Yuka Saso (left) and Bianca Pagdanganan Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan of the Philippines will each play three tournaments as part of their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics later this month at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. Saso, the reigning US Women’s Open champion, is set...
In this file photo, Slovenia's Luka Doncic celebrates the team's win after the FIBA Eurobasket 2017 men's semifinal basketball match between Spain and Slovenia at the Fenerbahce Ulker Sport Arena in Istanbul on September 14, 2017. (Photo by BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images) NBA star Luka Doncic...
Screengrab from the tournament livestream courtesy of World Athletics' YouTube channel Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena fell short of a podium finish at the prestigious Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden after settling for fourth place over the weekend. Obiena...
MB File Photo Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez is confident the country can get multiple medals including the elusive first gold at the Tokyo Olympics set late this month. “Naniniwala akong may medalya tayo sa Tokyo Olympics. Malamang meron tayong gold, silver at bronze...
Ormoc City mayor and Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) chief Richard Gomez, eighth from right back row, and national team mentor Ronald "Amat" Canlas Jr., fourth from left front row, athletes and coaches prior to the National Open Fencing Championships in Ormoc City. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Now...
Photo from tournament's Instagram page EJ Obiena toughened up his Tokyo Olympics preparations Friday, July 2, after capturing the gold medal in the Taby Stav Gala Street Pole Vault competition in Bottnaryd, Sweden. Obiena cleared 5.80 meters on his first attempt to win via countback against...
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz trains with "HD Team" Chinese coach Kaiwen Gao in Malaysia in preparation for this year's Tokyo Olympics. (Screengrab from Diaz documentary “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) Instead of dodging questions regarding chances of winning...
Luke Gebbie (left) and Remedy Rule Fil-foreign swimmers Luke Gebbie and Remedy Rule became the latest qualifiers to the Tokyo Olympics scheduled late this month after earning berths through universality places. Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco announced this Friday, July 2,...
