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Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio said Wednesday, April 28, that the Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 will enter the bubble training camp at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna starting on Sunday to prepare for the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

After almost a month of break, Gilas Pilipinas will resume its practice session inside a bubble training camp in preparation for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers this June in Pampanga.

The Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 team was given the green light to start preparing for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament as early as next week at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.

Five taekwondo jins preparing for this month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) are expected to level up the intensity of their training inside the bubble at Inspire in Calamba, Laguna.

Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio expressed confidence that Gilas Pilipinas will still give its best even after the cancelation of the country’s hosting of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers third window next month.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is refusing to dwell on the lack of PBA players taking part in Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for next month’s final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.

Four more players arrived at the Inspire Sports Academy Friday to join Gilas Pilipinas’ training bubble for next month’s final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.

Tokyo Olympics bound boxer Irish Magno said there is nothing she can do except to continue training amid growing concerns over the possible cancellation of the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sports officials are working to get clearance from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the resumption of training of other athletes competing in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games set late November.

National athletes holed up in "Calambubble" are set to maximize their 90-day training camp with "no limitations" as far as all-around support is concerned.

As athletes from boxing, karate and taekwondo enter the Inspire Sports Academy for bubble training in preparation for different Tokyo Olympics qualifiers, national training director Marc Velasco said that they are ready for any eventuality when it comes to COVID-19 emergency.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) assured that the health and safety protocols will be religiously implemented inside the training bubble for the Tokyo Olympics hopefuls to prevent COVID-19 infection at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.

World champion Nesthy Petecio and two fellow boxers were the first athletes to enter the training bubble for the Tokyo aOlympics aspirants in three combat sports which formally started on Friday at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.

The bubble training for Philippine Olympic hopefuls and qualifiers from three combat sports begin Friday with some coaches and athletes from the boxing team entering the facility at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.

Filipino athletes will get to maximize the world-class training facilities and amenities at Inspire, located inside the National University-Laguna campus.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has approved the start of training for Batch 1 of players in the Gilas Pilipinas program in preparation for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers next month in Clark, Pampanga.

National taekwondo jins and coaches are expected to work double time to boost their training preparations in time for the Asian Qualification tournament for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) held an orientation Wednesday to Olympic aspirants in boxing, taekwondo and karate undergoing the training bubble at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna this month.