Tag: #Tokyo Olympics
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Diaz wants to inspire young athletes
More than the medals she delivered for the country, Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz values the chance to inspire the youth.
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Caballero, Delgaco in Top 10 of World Indoor Rowing Championships
Melcah Jen Caballero boosted her Olympic qualifying preparations after an impressive finish at the 2021 World Indoor Rowing Championships over the weekend.
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Didal raring to compete in Olympic qualifiers despite possible outright berth
The 21-year-old Cebuano pride is likely to join pole vaulter EJ Obiena, world champion gymnast Carlos Yulo, and boxers Eumir Felix Marcial and Irish Magno in the Olympics should she maintain her good spot in the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings (OSWR) until June 29.
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POC eyeing big contingent to Vietnam SEAG
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) seeks to send 560 athletes to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year.
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Japanese cyclist who once competed in PH is now president of Tokyo 2020
A Japanese female cyclist who once competed in the country is now the new president of Tokyo Olympics.
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No let up for Diaz in KL training camp
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz knows the expectations for another magnificent performance in the Tokyo Olympics where she is among the favorites to win a medal.
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Japan starts vaccine rollout with healthcare workers
Japan began vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus on Wednesday, as it rolled out a cautious inoculation programme with just over five months until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Cancellation of boxing qualifiers ‘beneficial’ to Filipino hopefuls, says ABAP officials
World champion Nesthy Petecio and other Filipino hopefuls now have a huge chance of making it to the Tokyo Games as the Olympic Boxing Task Force (BTF) decided to cancel the World Qualifiers and base the qualification through rankings instead.
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Juico hopeful of three more bets to Tokyo
The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) is eyeing three more athletes to earn berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics set July 3 to Aug. 8.
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No shopping, no sightseeing for Tokyo-bound athletes, officials
The organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics has come up with a "playbook" that will serve as a guideline for athletes, coaches, and officials from different countries before, during, and even after the Games in Japan this year.
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‘Do better’: activists slam Tokyo 2020 successor choice
Equality activists called for more radical reform by Tokyo Olympics organisers on Friday, as Games chiefs prepare to replace one octogenarian male president with another after a sexism row.
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Tokyo Olympics boss Mori to resign over sexist remarks: media
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori is to resign over sexist remarks that have sparked outrage in Japan and abroad, reports said Thursday.
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Billionaire Enrique Razon vows to provide free vaccines for Olympic-bound PH athletes
Business tycoon Enrique Razon has guaranteed to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for athletes and coaches bound to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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Bong Go urges gov’t to prioritize athletes, coaches for vaccination
Senator and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports Christopher “Bong” Go appealed to vaccine czar Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. to prioritize for COVID-19 vaccination the Filipino athletes and other delegates who will be participating in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, both slated this year.
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Pagdanganan powers up Olympic drive
Throughout her journey in pursuit of golfing excellence, Bianca Pagdanganan never stops chasing every athlete’s dream.
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Tokyo 2020 to discuss chief’s sexist remarks: reports
Tokyo Olympic organisers are planning to meet this week to discuss their response to sexist comments made by their boss, reports said Tuesday, after hundreds of event volunteers quit in the ensuing furore.
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Japan pledges safe Olympics, medical experts aren’t so sure
Japanese infectious disease specialist Atsuo Hamada wants to see the Olympics happen in Tokyo this summer, but admits if they were being held anywhere else, he'd probably support a cancellation.
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Obiena rules Berlin meet, beats own PH indoor record
A week after shattering his national indoor record, Olympic-bound pole vaulter EJ Obiena reset his own mark at the ISTAF Indoor Berlin 2021 tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Germany early Saturday.