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Aside from recording a best-ever finish in the Olympics, the Philippines also emerged the best among Southeast Asian countries.

Published July 27, 2021, 11:20 AM Leading mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc (Smart). is bringing an entire world of sports and action straight to the palm of Filipinos 24/7 as an official broadcaster of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, happening from July 23 to August 8, 2021. Tokyo 2020 Smart subscribers can immerse in all things Olympics via gigafest.smart, which offers the most comprehensive online streaming coverage with 10 channels including the Olympics pay-per-view (PPV) channel...

Published July 13, 2021, 12:20 PM Ramon S. Ang San Miguel Corp. big boss Ramon S. Ang sweetened the pot for Filipino athletes who will win medals at the Tokyo Olympics by pledging additional cash incentives. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino disclosed Tuesday that the avid sportsman is offering P10 million for every gold medal, P5 million for silver and P2 million for bronze as an added boost for the 19 PH athletes seeing action in the Games slated July 23. The devel...

Published July 10, 2021, 12:50 PM Tokyo-bound rower Cris Nievarez (left) and air rifle shooter Jayson Valdez Philippine Olympic Committee president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino vividly remembers the successful partnership with Asics when Team Philippines captured the overall title of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Tolentino believes that stroke of luck with the world-class athletic apparel exclusively distributed by Sonak Corporation will strike again in the approaching Tokyo Olympics. ...

Published July 2, 2021, 11:34 AM Luke Gebbie (left) and Remedy Rule Fil-foreign swimmers Luke Gebbie and Remedy Rule became the latest qualifiers to the Tokyo Olympics scheduled late this month after earning berths through universality places. Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco announced this Friday, July 2, after the two emerged as the top-ranked male and female tankers of the national team based from their International Swimming Federation (FINA) points this year. Gebbie ha...

The Philippines now has 11 athletes to qualify for the Tokyo Games as weightlifter Elreen Ando clinches the continental quota slot in the latest International Weightlifting Federation rankings.

Glimpse of Philippines weightlifting future? Joey Villar Tashkent Success: MANILA, Philippines — The future looks bright for . Rising stars Vanessa Sarno, Elreen Ando and Kristel Macrohon provided a glimpse of what the future could bring on their impressive performances in the Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 17-year-old Sarno could be at the center of it all after she surprised everyone by scooping up a pair of gold medals and a silver in the 71-kilogram divis...

Published April 22, 2021, 4:12 PM Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez is upbeat of the country’s chances of winning the elusive first Olympic gold medal in the 2021 Tokyo Games. In his column posted on the government sports agency’s Facebook page, Ramirez commended the efforts of national athletes, particularly those who earned berths to the Summer Games amid challenges brought by the pandemic. So far, the country has seven Olympic-bound athletes in boxers Eumir Marcia...

Hidilyn Diaz to formalize Olympic stint, leads eight other Filipino weightlifters in Asian meet enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 16) - 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz and eight other Filipino weightlifters are looking to secure berths in the Tokyo Olympics as they compete in the Asian Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The tournament, which will kick-off on Saturday, is the regions qualifying tournament for the quadrennial i...