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Petecio’s condo unit is in Davao City’s Megaworld property
DAVAO CITY – The condominium unit promised to Olympic boxing silver medalist, Nesthy Petecio, is in this city’s…
‘MABUHAY, KABAYAN!’ | Airport personnel find ways to cheer on Olympic medalists as they fly home
EVEN as media teams were strictly prohibited from interviewing the triumphant Olympic medalists, airport personnel thronged the arrival…
Paalam has no regrets over 1st Olympic knockdown
OLYMPIC SILVER medalist Carlo Paalam had never been knocked down in his entire boxing career except in last…
Brazilian Olympic Committee criticizes national soccer team
The Brazilian Olympic Committee will take action against its men’s soccer national team after the players refused to…
Women send powerful message in Olympic track and field
TOKYO — They set records everyone saw coming and others that surprised the experts. They suffered, and battled,…
Serbia tops Greece 13-10 for men’s water polo gold
TOKYO (AP) — Filip Filipovic and Serbia draped the country’s flag over one of the goals at Tatsumi…
Japan has its best Olympic medal haul: 27 gold, 58 overall
TOKYO — Despite the pandemic, the one-year delay and the soaring costs, the Japanese public may still find…
Kenya’s Kipchoge dominates, defends Olympic marathon title
SAPPORO — Eliud Kipchoge just decided it was time to sprint away. Simple as that. He never really…
At 38, Alves helps Brazil to soccer gold by beating Spain
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Soccer’s ultimate winner is still finding time to collect new titles. Dani Alves is an…
US beats Brazil to win 1st Olympic women volleyball gold
TOKYO — Jordan Larson fell to the floor, put her head in her hands and cried after Brazil…
US claims women’s hoops Olympic gold in Bird’s swan song
SAITAMA — Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi walked off the basketball court together, arm-in-arm, one last time at…
What more could you ask for?
TOKYO—One gold, two silver and one bronze medals. The best performer among Southeast Asian Games countries. Ranked No.…
Tokyo Olympics: Games that didn’t fail?
TOKYO—It began with a virus and a yearlong pause. It ends with a typhoon and, still, a virus. In between:…
IOC secures more power to remove sports from Games
TOKYO—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave itself more power Sunday to remove sports from the Olympic program. The…
Can France find next gen talent?
AS France’s men’s basketball team bowed to the United States in the gold medal match of the Tokyo…
Sen. Villanueva commends ‘Fighting 19’
FOR SENATOR Joel Villanueva, the 19 Filipino Olympians have provided the entire nation with a lot of hope…
P18M or more for Paalam
Just like fellow Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio, men’s flyweight campaigner Carlo Paalam will also get an assured…
Nesthy flag-bearer in closing ceremony
TOKYO—Boxing featherweight silver medalist Nesthy Petecio will be the designated flag bearer in Sunday’s closing ceremony of the…
Paalam: Silver medal ‘a symbol of my life’
TOKYO—A much-anticipated second gold medal came in the form of a silver as Carlo Paalam yielded to Great…
Saso fires 65 in final round, grabs share of ninth place
TOKYO—Yuka Saso put on a mighty show of what she’s made of and carded an eagle-spiked 6-under 65…
Paalam locks in on Gold No. 2
TOKYO—Carlo Paalam fights an opponent from Great Britain in the men’s flyweight final of boxing on Saturday afternoon…
Diaz’s sport faces uncertain Olympic future after Tokyo
TOKYO—Weightlifting had a rare moment in the Olympic spotlight at the Tokyo Games. It may not get another.…
Saso cards 67 in third round, climbs to 20th place
TOKYO—Yuka Saso found her rhythm in the third round on Friday, submitting a four-under 67 to move up…
US wins beach gold, Ross completes set
TOKYO—April Ross now has the complete set of Olympic beach volleyball medals: silver in London, bronze in Rio…
Toughest Olympics? Decathletes and heptathletes say probably
TOKYO—Even for the athletes good enough and brave enough to take on the decathlon or the heptathlon at…
Native Hawaiians ‘reclaim’ surfing with Moore’s gold
Carissa Moore wore a white and yellow plumeria pinned next to her ear for her victory-lap interviews after…
Spanish teener López wins first Olympic climbing gold
TOKYO—Nerves once were Alberto Ginés López’s biggest obstacle on the climbing wall. Didn’t matter if he was in…
Paalam gets shot at PHL’s 2nd gold in Tokyo
TOKYO—Carlo Paalam unleashed a dominant form to outclass Japan’s Ryomei Tanaka on Thursday and send the entire nation…
Paalam fights for gold
TOKYO—Carlo Paalam put on a dominant performance in a men’s featherweight semifinal clash against Japan’s Ryomei Tanaka on…
Diaz receives P3-milion Olympic cash incentive from Romero
HIDILYN DIAZ received her P3 million check on Thursday from Deputy Speaker Mikee Romero (1-Pacman Partylist) as her…
Bianca, Yuka out of contention
TOKYO—Bianca Pagdanganan carded an even-par 71 on another scorching summer day that saw American Nelly Korda taking over…
You can’t win ’em all: Marcial exits in semis
TOKYO—Eumir Felix Marcial’s golden dream at the Tokyo Olympics ended with a bronze medal following his loss to…
POC, MVPSF to reward P.5M each to non-medalists in Tokyo Games
TOKYO—Irish Magno isn’t coming home yet. The country’s bet in women’s flyweight of boxing exited from the Tokyo…
Bianca, Yuka in the hunt
TOKYO—Bianca Pagdanganan carded a two-under 69 and Yuka Saso went three over with a 74 and the two…
Hidilyn’s ‘Team HD’ inspires
THE first gold medal—plus the Olympic records—were the result of years of hard work Hidilyn Diaz and her…
No future plans yet for Obiena
IT could be a matter of Ernest John “EJ” Obiena not knowing what hit him at the Tokyo…
‘Golden silver’ makes Nesthy beam all over
TOKYO—Nesthy Petecio was beaming like she just won a gold medal the morning after losing to a Japanese…
Marcial vs Ukrainian, Paalam battles Japanese in crucial boxing matches
TOKYO—Eumir Felix Marcial and Carlo Paalam resume the country’s gold medal quest in the Tokyo Olympics when they…
Karate finally makes Olympic debut
TOKYO—The history of karate’s journey to the Olympics would make a pretty good backstory for a martial arts…
Nesthy bags silver; boxers, golfers chase gold
TOKYO—Nesthy Petecio’s silver medal in boxing glittered as the best performance on Tuesday for Team Philippines, whose quest…
Nesthy Petecio puts up gallant stand, takes home Olympic silver
TOKYO—Nesthy Petecio lost in the gold medal bout of boxing’s women’s featherweight class on Tuesday, putting up a…
Paalam slays Uzbek star, advances to medal round
TOKYO—Carlo Paalam slayed a giant of the boxing world’s flyweight division, winning on points by split decision over…
Saso, Pagdanganan begin gold bid amid scorching Japan heat
TOKYO—The country’s gold medal campaign shifts back to the Kasumigaseki Golf Club with Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan…
Yulo hints on taking ‘break’ after Tokyo stint
TOKYO—Will the sporting world see less of Carlos Yulo for the next three years? Yulo finished just outside…
Petecio emotional in silver medal-clinching boxing campaign in Tokyo
TOKYO—Nesthy Petecio lost in the gold medal bout in women’s featherweight of boxing on Tuesday, putting up a…
Yulo misses bronze, Petecio targets PHL’s 2nd gold
TOKYO—Carlos Yulo came so close to clinching a medal in his Olympic debut, finishing fourth in the men’s…
Nesthy goes for sports immortality
TOKYO—For Nesthy Petecio, all roads lead to the fabled Kokugikan Arena as she steps atop the ring for…
Obiena chilling out in preparation for finals of men’s pole vault
TOKYO—Ernest John “EJ” Obiena was “chillin out” on the eve of the men’s pole vault final of athletics…
Knott melts in Tokyo heat
TOKYO—Kristina Marie Knott missed her modest target and crashed out of the women’s 200 meters of athletics on…
Doncic’s Olympic debut getting rave reviews
SAITAMA, Japan—Luka Doncic’s first Olympics have not been perfect, despite what the basketball standings say. He was defeated.…
EXPLAINER: The tech behind Tokyo Olympics’ fast track
Elaine Thompson-Herah has a theory on fast times after running 10.61 seconds to break the Olympic mark of the late Florence Griffith Joyner. “My training,” she said. "Doesn’t matter the track or the shoes.”
Marcial knocks out Armenian foe
TOKYO—Eumir Felix Marcial is living up to his lofty billing at the Tokyo Olympics. And he did so…
A pandemic Olympics, without all the crowds: What gets lost?
For all of its focus on the athletes and their accomplishments, this event was made to be watched — and, what's more, made to be watched by people who aren't here in Tokyo.
Marcial’s fists do the talking
TOKYO—Eumir Felix Marcial sent fellow pro Arman Darchinyan of Armenia crashing down to a painful knockout defeat on…
Yulo seeks redemption in vault
TOKYO—Carlos Yulo returns to the Ariake Gymnastics Center on Monday night for the finals of the men’s vault…
Juvic settles for 55th place in Tokyo golf
TOKYO—Juvic Pagunsan closed out with a one-under par 70 on Sunday to wind up in 55th place in…
Knott sets modest goal in 200m
TOKYO—Kristina Knott gets the chance to “show off and show out” in her Olympic debut when she competes…
Twisting deep
WHEN I saw reports about Simone Biles pulling out of gymnastics team competition for the United States of…
Zverev follows up win over Djokovic with Olympic gold
TOKYO — Alexander Zverev produced a comeback win over top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Then a dominant…
Israel gets 1st Olympic baseball win; Mexico eliminated
Israel players react after Danny Valencia hit a three-run home run by during a baseball game against Mexico…
Doncic, Slovenia edge Spain 95-87 to sweep basketball group
SAITAMA — Luka Doncic’s winning streak with Slovenia will carry right into the Olympic quarterfinals. Spain’s streak of…
Italian Jacobs takes surprising gold in Olympic 100
TOKYO — Usain Bolt would not recognize what went down on the Olympic track he used to own.…
Marcial assured of bronze medal after downing Armenian
Iron fist Men’s middleweight Filipino campaigner Eumir Felix Marcial delivers a crushing right hook to Armenian Arman Darchinyan…
Olympic attention to mental health: Can NBC coverage pivot?
For most of the athletes, it has been an extraordinarily intense year. After training with the goal of being ready in 2020, the Games' postponement to 2021 — and the pandemic that caused it — forced them to decide if they wanted to essentially put another year of their lives on hold for what is often a lonely quest. Then they traveled to a lockdown environment to perform without their friends and family present; indeed, they had hardly any audience at all.
EXPLAINER: World champs, Olympic champs and the difference
TOKYO—Is an Olympic champion by definition a world champion? Can you be a world champion without being an…
Inspired Petecio boxes way to gold medal round
TOKYO—Nesthy Petecio eliminated on Saturday a taller opponent from Italy to shove the country closer to another potential…
As China absorbs Hong Kong, why do both get Olympic teams?
TOKYO — Two teams, from two Chinese cities, confronting each other on a badminton court, thwacking the shuttlecock…
Paalam clobbers Armenian, fights Olympic, world champ next
TOKYO—Carlo Paalam advanced to the men’s flyweight quarterfinals of boxing almost effortless, booking a lopsided 5-0 unanimous decision…
Ramirez to PSC employees: Thank you
TOKYO—Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez thanked officials and staff of the sports agency for their enormous…
For some on track, Olympic moment means more than fast time
TOKYO — The official clock showed sprinter Scott Fiti’s stay at the Olympics lasted 11.25 seconds. That’s 11.25…
Transgender weightlifter Hubbard thanks IOC before competing
TOKYO — Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is in Japan for the Tokyo Games and thanked the International Olympic…
The ‘gymternet’: Gymnastics’ devoted, sometimes toxic fans
Perfection is expected here — the ability to recite an intricate history of the sport, its skills and its point system — and any mistake is grounds for a full-throated roasting, even of the athletes actually doing the work. A gymnast once posted online that she’d just done a tricky skill called a Tkatchev, and the gymternet tore her apart. Her offense: she misspelled the word “Tkatchev.”
Olympic women’s boxing goes bigger, deeper, better in Tokyo Games
TOKYO—About 15 minutes after Nesthy Petecio clinched the Philippines’ first-ever medal in Olympic women’s boxing, Irma Testa laughed…
After Hidilyn, PHL athletes brace for tough fight
TOKYO—Nesthy Petecio squares off with a taller opponent anew on Saturday, hoping to nail a victory against Italy’s…
Nesthy tries to move closer to golden goal
TOKYO—Already assured of giving the Philippines its first women’s Olympic boxing medal, Nesthy Petecio is aiming for a…
Spotlight on EJ in men’s pole vault
TOKYO—Ernest John “EJ” Obiena is finally bringing his act on the Olympic stage on Saturday when he takes…
Juvic falters in 2nd round
TOKYO—Juvic Pagunsan faltered with a two-over 73 to drop into a tie for 25th place after two rounds…
Expect high demand for Gao’s services–Ramirez
TOKYO— Chinese coach Gao Kaiwen could be headed elsewhere—to a wealthy nation perhaps—now that he has two Olympic…
Nievares, 21, sees promising future in Olympic rowing
TOKYO—Never mind if Cris Nievarez finished second to last in men’s single sculls of rowing at the Tokyo…
Indian boxer won’t rule out Olympic future after setback
TOKYO—Although Indian boxer Mary Kom is out of her second Olympics after a narrow loss to Ingrit Valencia…
Fans find creative ways to glimpse Tokyo Olympics
MISHIMA, Japan—The soon-to-be Olympic champion was in what cyclists derisively call “the pain cave,” empty lungs searing and…
No sweat for Eumir
TOKYO—Eumir Felix Marcial hardly sweat in his Olympic debut on Thursday to move a victory shy of a…
Diaz to get additional P5 million for records
TOKYO—The rewards continue to flow Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz’s way. Diaz will get an additional P5 million…
Juvic 3 shots off in Tokyo
TOKYO—Juvic Pagunsan carded a five-under 66 in a rain-interrupted first round of the men’s golf competition at the…
Magno yields to cunning Thai
TOKYO—Irish Magno fell to a superior opponent from Thailand to be the first Filipino boxer to be eliminated…
MVP on Hidilyn’s gold: Mission accomplished!
PLDT and MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan cried tears of joy as soon as he…
Academy to produce more Olympic gold medalists–Senator Gatchalian
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian is banking on the National Academy of Sports (NAS) to hone more future Olympic gold…
EJ Obiena, Kristina Knott on ‘heightened alert’
TOKYO—World No. 2 Sam Kendricks of the US is out of the men’s pole vault competition of the…
From the Emperor on down: Memories of the ’64 Tokyo Olympics
From Emperor Naruhito on down, every Japanese of a certain age remembers the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Even younger Japanese connect through parents or aunts and uncles who stored old photos, told stories or recalled getting a television set for the first time to watch the Games.
Duterte gives Hidilyn a virtual welcome
EVERYTHING’S happening so fast for Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, who arrived to a heroine’s welcome on…
Nesthy advances to medal round
TOKYO—Nesthy Petecio took care of unfinished business in the boxing competitions at the Kokugikan Arena at about the…
Team Diaz model formula for success–Chairman Ramirez
TOKYO—Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez emphasized on Wednesday that the Team Diaz (TD) model is…
Juvic kicks off gold medal quest in men’s Olympic golf
TOKYO—Juvic Pagunsan sets off as another gold medal potential when the men’s golf competition at the Tokyo Olympics…
PHL, Thailand going head-to-head
TOKYO—Thanks to Hidilyn Diaz’s gold medal in weightlifting, the Philippines stood head-and-shoulder with Thailand on the medal tally…
Watch out for Ando!
TOKYO—Watch out for Elreen Ann Ando come the Paris 2024 Olympics. “That girl is good. Take care of…
Olympic outsider teams celebrate rare gold medals in Tokyo Games
TOKYO—The Tokyo Olympics have brought some unexpected gold medals for countries and teams which rarely, if ever, see…
US returns to winning form, routs Iran 120-66
SAITAMA, Japan — The U.S. basketball team got back to winning — and winning easily. Damian Lillard scored…
Players, coaches criticize IOC dropping softball as sexist
YOKOHAMA — As much as losing to Japan stung American softball players, the International Olympic Committee’s decision to…
Van Vleuten gets revenge for Dutch, wins Olympic time trial
OYAMA — Annemiek van Vleuten experienced a wide range of emotions after her silver medal in the Olympic…
Olympic champ Biles withdraws from all-around competition
TOKYO — Simone Biles will not defend her Olympic title. The American gymnastics superstar withdrew from Thursday’s all-around…