Olympic champ Diaz out to build weightlifting academy for youth
Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz's golden hands. (AFP) By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Hidilyn Diaz, the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, plans to build ...
Tag: Tokyo Games
Diaz, Marcial take part in QC pantry
Eumir Marcial By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Members of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), including Tokyo Olympics medalists Hidilyn Diaz and Eumir ...
Tokyo Games heroes thank House leaders
Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero of 1Pacman Partylist (center) poses with Tokyo Games heroes (from left) Eumir Marcial, Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy ...
PH Paralympians are ready and fully motivated
ERNIE GAWILAN By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Members of the Philippine Paralympic team are drawing inspiration from the historic showing of Team ...
Paalam still happy with silver medal in Tokyo Games
CARLO PAALAM By TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — Farewell for the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam in the XXXII Olympiad came at ...
Nesthy Petecio seeks PH second gold in Tokyo Olympics
Nesthy Petecio celebrates after winning against Italy's Irma TestA. (AFP) By TITO S. TALAO TOKYO — The golden glow cast ...
Italian crowned ‘fastest man’ in Tokyo Games
Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs (right) looks at South Africa's Akani Simbine and USA's Fred Kerley after topping the men's 100m ...
Marcial KOs rival, advances to medal round at Tokyo Games
Armenia's Arman Darchinyan falls after being hit by Eumir Marcial during their men's middle (69-75kg) quarterfinal match in the Tokyo ...
Juvic Pagunsan 3 shots off leader in Tokyo Games
Juvic Pagunsan off to a good start with a 66. (AFP) TOKYO – Juvic Pagunsan turned in a five-under-par 66 ...
Wow! Team PH assured of multiple medal winners in Tokyo Games
Philippines' Nesthy Petecio (red) and Colombia's Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda fight during their women's feather (54-57kg) quarter-final boxing match. (AFP) ...
Petecio in quarters, Paalam in Round of 16 at Tokyo Games
Chinese Taipei's Yu-Ting Lin (red) and Philippines' Nesthy Petecio exchange blows during their women's feather (54-57kg) preliminaries round of 16 ...
Crunch time for Team PH at Tokyo Games
HIDILYN DIAZ (AFP) BY TITO TALAO TOKYO — A four-time Olympic warrior, steep in discipline and a product of rigorous ...
Boxing fights for reputation at Tokyo Games after Rio controversies
EUMIR MARCIAL TOKYO (AFP) – Boxing's credibility is on the line at the Tokyo Olympics after a series of scandals ...
PH athletes will have Rajo Laurel-designed ‘alampay’ during Tokyo Games parade
Barong from Kultura Only six from the 70-member Philippine delegation — led by flag bearers Eumir Felix Marcial (boxing) and ...
Romero sweetens the pot for Team PH winners in Tokyo Games
Rep. Mikee Romero (right) and AirAsia executive Erick Arejola By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Deputy House Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-PACMAN ...
Pinoy gold medal winner in Tokyo Games stands to receive P30-M
REP. BAMBOL TOLENTINO By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Knowing the hard work and sacrifices Filipino athletes went through since the start of ...