By Kristel Satumbaga       Despite the altered preparation, the Philippine Swimming Inc. is upbeat of its athletes’ chances to qualify to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that was rescheduled next year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. PSI President Lani Velasco said five of the 11 national swimmers who are based abroad are now […]

By Waylon Galvez         Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medalist Jylyn Nicanor of fencing is keeping her fingers crossed that the Tokyo Olympics will push through next year – reason why she keeps on training at home. “Tuloy lang ako, maski yung ibang fencers, sa pag-ensayo everyday. Kailangan kundisyon pa din maski […]

MELBOURNE (Reuters) ‒ Tokyo Games organizers face “real problems” staging the Olympics next year as coronavirus infections continue to soar, senior international Olympic official John Coates said. Coates, Australia’s Olympic chief and head of the International Olympic Committee’s inspectorate for Tokyo, said organisers had to assume there would be no vaccine for COVID-19, or none […]

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach says the Tokyo Games would have to be scrapped if the event cannot be held next year due to the COVID-19 crisis. In March, the IOC and Japanese government took the unprecedented decision to delay the Games, which had been due to start in July, for a year […]