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Japan privately concludes Tokyo Olympics should be canceled due to coronavirus: report

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 10:36 AM

TOKYO - Japan's government has privately concluded the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times reported, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition.  Read more »

Olympic hopefuls' bubble training in full swing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:42 PM

National athletes from the boxing, karate, and taekwondo teams arrived at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna this weekend. Read more »

Olympics: High-risk people must get priority over athletes for vaccine - Wiebe

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 09:50 PM

Canada's Olympic wrestling champion Erica Wiebe has said frontline workers and vulnerable people should be prioritised over Olympic athletes for the novel coronavirus vaccine.   Read more »

Pinoy athletes na sasali sa Olympic qualifiers papasok ng training bubble

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 08:47 PM

Papasok sa training bubble sa Laguna ngayong Enero ang mga atletang sasali sa Olympic qualifiers.  Read more »

Solon wants review of voucher system for athletes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 02:32 PM

The representative of the Third District of Manila is calling for a review of a proposed voucher system for Filipino athletes. Read more »

PSC looks to procure vaccines for nat'l athletes

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 03:52 PM

The Philippine Sports Commission will work with other government agencies to ensure that national team athletes will be given the COVID-19 vaccine. Read more »

‘Stricter than PBA’: Health protocols drawn up for training national athletes

Manolo Pedralvez
Updated as of Dec 14 08:27 AM

The Philippine Sports Commission demanded national federations to adhere to 10 protocols that would dictate conduct of training for athletes preparing for the Olympics. Read more »

UAAP cancels Season 83, cites ‘health, safety’ of student-athletes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 07:11 PM

The UAAP called the decision to scrap its entire season a "difficult decision." Read more »

Olympic medalists automatically nominated to PH Sports Hall of Fame

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 11:40 AM

Filipino athletes who win medals in the Olympic games will receive automatic nominations to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame. Read more »

POC chief: National athletes, coaches to receive full allowances by next week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 02:38 PM

National athletes and coaches are expected to receive their full allowances again starting next week, according to POC president Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino.   Read more »

Is the coronavirus affecting the hearts of college athletes?

Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 23 06:51 AM

In a new study of 26 college athletes who tested positive for the coronavirus, four later showed signs of inflammation in their heart muscles. The study, published in JAMA Cardiology, was small and limited but tees up the issue of whether COVID-19, although primarily a respiratory disease, might also affect the hearts of infected people, even if they are young, strapping and otherwise healthy. Read more »

Merit scholarship para sa esports college athletes ilulunsad ng grupo

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 04:00 PM

Maglulunsad ng merit scholarship program ang isang campus esports organization, katuwang ang isang telecommunications company para sa kanilang mga kalahok na esports athlete sa kolehiyo.  Read more »

IATF allows training of student-athletes in GCQ, MGCQ areas

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 02:05 PM

The government's pandemic response task force has allowed the resumption of training of student-athletes in areas under relaxed virus restrictions, an official said Monday. Read more »

Nat'l athletes, coaches receive discount ID and booklets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 12:33 PM

The wait is over for national athletes and coaches. Read more »

With walkouts, a new high bar for protests in sports is set

Kurt Streeter, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 28 10:15 AM

The deafening silence of not having sports provided a powerful message from athletes demanding racial justice, after kneeling and slogans on jerseys seemed to have lost potency.    Read more »

UAAP: For Adamson coach Pumaren, foreign-student athletes a big help in college hoops

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 08:08 PM

Franz Pumaren sees plenty of benefits to allowing foreign student-athletes to play in collegiate leagues -- from leveling the playing field to improving the skills of local players. Read more »

Over 300 para-athletes take part in PSC webinars

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 08:27 PM

The PSC recently hosted a week-long webinar for national para-athletes and coaches, in celebration of the National Council on Disability Affairs' 42nd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. Read more »

PSC admin assistant huli sa pagnanakaw umano ng P14.4M sa pondo ng mga atleta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 07:52 PM

Inaresto ng National Bureau of Investigation ang admin assistant ng Philippine Sports Commission sa pagnanakaw umano ng higit P14 milyon mula sa pondo na nakalaan para sa allowance ng mga atleta.  Read more »

'More harm than good': Foreign student-athletes still banned from NCAA

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 04:58 PM

The NCAA is standing by its decision to disallow foreign student-athletes from playing in the league, with Management Committee chairman Fr. Vic Calvo of Letran insisting they have done "more harm than good." Read more »

Duterte approves bill creating National Academy of Sports

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 04:10 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the National Academy of Sports Act, which would establish an educational facility designed for student-athletes, Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go said, Wednesday. Read more »