The medal haul of Filipino athletes in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics is just the beginning of an era of new sports heroes who will shine and give the Philippines pride and honor in international championships. 41FA4097-B706-4A57-8415-CB55CA7F07D1_4_5005_c Speaker Lord Allan Velasco made this...
USA's Kevin Wayne Durant celebrates with his gold medal in podium during the medal ceremony for the men's basketball competition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) Eliud Kipchoge produced a marathon masterclass and...
Margielyn Didal (AFP) The country’s best performance in the Olympics also saw several athletes flirt at joining Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial in the list of podium finishers. Topping the list was gymnast Carlos Yulo, who made up for the disappointing showing in...
USA's Kevin Durant carries national flag while celebrating his team's win in the men's final basketball match between France and USA during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP) NBA All-Star Kevin Durant poured in a...
Shown in this file photo is Hidilyn Diaz’s mother Emelita, second from left, and father Eduardo, right, during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. (MB File Photo) The last time Hidilyn Diaz saw her parents was when she captured her first Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal back in...
Photo from AFP Yuka Saso birdied the last two holes to tally a four-under-par 67 and climb in the top 20 while Bianca Pagdanganan had a second straight even-par 71 in the third round of women’s golf in the Tokyo Olympics Friday, August 5 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. Saso...
Photo from AFP Yuka Saso finished with a three-under par 68 to move up in the leaderboard while Bianca Pagdanganan fell out of the top 10 with an even-par 71 in the second round of the of women’s golf in the Tokyo Olympics Thursday, August 5 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan....
The Philippine delegation before the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Already assured of its best showing in the ongoing Tokyo Games, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay Representative Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is confident the country will also perform well in next...
Jeremy Pacatiw knows that he has still a long road to travel before reaching the top of ONE Championship's bantamweight division. Jeremy Pacatiw of Team Lakay (ONE Championship) But if he has the choice to pick his next opponent, the Team Lakay stalwart would like to test his gears against No. 1...
000_9H346T Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will surely go down as one of the sports icons in Philippine history following her historic first gold medal for the Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old Diaz ruled the 55-kilogram women’s category in record setting fashion to win the...
Photo from AFP Bianca Pagdanganan shot a two-under par 69 while Yuka Saso carded a three-over par 74 as the two Filipina golfers opened their campaigns in the women’s division in the Tokyo Olympics Wednesday, August 4 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. The 23-year-old Pagdanganan...
Photo from AFP As boxer Carlo Paalam claimed a spot in the semis of the flyweight category Tuesday, his sure podium finish gave the Philippine Team its fourth medal in the Tokyo Olympics. That assured the country its best showing since joining the greatest sporting event 89 years ago. It was during...
