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First coronavirus case hits Tokyo Olympics Village

Tokyo Olympics organizers revealed the first COVID-19 case in the Games Village on Saturday as they sought to reassure competitors that the pandemic-delayed event...

Marcial replaces Obiena as flagbearer at Olympics

The Philippines has a new male flagbearer in the Tokyo Olympics in boxer Eumir Felix Marcial. The many-time Southeast Asian Games champion and 2019 World...

IOC vows to minimize virus risk to Japanese

Tokyo—Olympics chief Thomas Bach pledged Wednesday “not to bring any risk” to Japan with the Games, seeking to reassure a sceptical public as virus...

Optimistic, but realistic

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Olympic meals: No sashimi

Even under ordinary circumstances, feeding an Olympic Village is a mammoth task, with chefs preparing tens of thousands of meals a day for elite...

IOC chief Bach praises ‘best-prepared’ Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo—Olympics chief Thomas Bach praised Tokyo on Tuesday as the “best-ever prepared” host city, as athletes began entering the Olympic Village 10 days before...

Scheduling conflicts in Tokyo force Team PH to choose new flagbearer

Another flagbearer will have to be selected from the among the nine male athletes in the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo Olympics as pole...

Israel Olympic swimmers to train at New Clark City

With 11 days left before the Tokyo Olympics, the Israeli national swimming team arrived in the Philippines over the weekend to train at the...

Japan’s taxi drivers face Olympics with no spectators

TOKYO—In his white gloves, dark suit and tie, taxi driver Yuki Kawaguchi is ready to ferry passengers around Tokyo in style. But while taking a...

PSC to closely monitor 5 PH-based Olympians

Sports officials will be closely monitoring the departure of five of the 19 Filipino athletes heading for the Tokyo Olympics. From their departure to Japan...

Nigeria shock US in pre-Olympic basketball friendly

Los Angeles—Nigeria shocked the United States 90-87 in a pre-Olympic basketball friendly in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday. Nigeria, with six NBA players and former...

Yulo: A focus that grew into a passion

The women in the life of Filipino gymnastics’ phenom Carlos Yulo have been pushing him to seek greater heights for many years. With two weeks...

Yulo can still train in Japan for 4 years

Filipino gymnastics’ phenom Carlos Yulo, whose world ranking in the floor exercises dropped to no. 3 last month, will be able to train again...

EJ, Kiyomi PH flagbearers in Tokyo games

Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena and Fil-Japanese judo Kiyomi Watanabe won’t have a busy schedule the day after the opening ceremonies of the...
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