Published July 10, 2021, 12:55 PM
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz trains with strength and conditioning coach Julius Naranjo in Malacca City, Malaysia in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Screenshot from a documentary “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening)
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz understands that for her to be successful in the Tokyo Olympics, she needs a solid support group of coaches that will help her in this journey.
That is why when she started her preparation for the 2020 Summer Games, Diaz decided to form her own squad known as ‘Team HD’ which has since guided her from the 2019 World Championships in Thailand.
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July 9, 2021
TOKYO (AFP) – The global COVID-19 death toll has crossed four million, with the worst of the pandemic only just starting to hit some parts of the Asia-Pacific and cases rising again in the United States (US).
The more infectious Delta virus variant is accelerating outbreaks, and while some nations have started easing restrictions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the world was at a “perilous point”.
With fears growing about the spread of the virus, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced yesterday that the capital Tokyo will be under a state of emergency throughout the Olympics.
“South Korea, once considered a coronavirus response model, reported nearly 1,300 new infections yesterday, the highest since the pandemic began.
July 9, 2021
BANGKOK (AFP) – The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which were due to take place in Vietnam this year, have been postponed because of the pandemic and will most likely be held in 2022, a member of the organising council said yesterday.
The regional Olympics were scheduled to be held in Hanoi and 11 other locations from November 21 to December 2.
But Vietnam is struggling to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, and many Southeast Asian Games events were planned in provinces hard-hit by the fresh wave of infections.
“Definitely, the 31
st SEA games will not (be hosted) this year as scheduled in November,” said Varin Tansuphasiri, Games Council member and deputy secretary of the Thai Olympic Committee.
Pfizer Pushes For 3rd Shot As Variant Drives Global Outbreaks By Issam AHMED with AFP bureaus
07/08/21 AT 11:00 PM
Pfizer and BioNTech announced Thursday they would seek authorization for a third dose of their Covid-19 vaccine to boost its efficacy, as the Delta variant drove devastating outbreaks in Asia and Africa and cases rose again in Europe and the United States.
With the pandemic once again regaining intensity, Japan banned fans from most Olympic events and placed Tokyo under a virus state of emergency throughout the Games. Indonesia is facing one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Asia Photo: AFP / ADITYA AJI