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POC assures PH delegation to Tokyo Olympics will be vaccinated

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 03:42 PM

The POC is confident that members of the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo Olympics will receive the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the Summer Games.   Read more »

2021 Tokyo Olympics: What are lifter Hidilyn Diaz’s medal chances?

Manolo Pedralvez
Posted at Apr 20 08:50 AM

After qualifying for the Tokyo Games, Diaz and her team want to fly to Japan the soonest to be able to settle down properly before competing. Read more »

Weightlifter na si Hidilyn Diaz nag-qualify para sa Tokyo Olympics

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 07:49 PM

Qualified nang sumabak sa Tokyo Olympics ang Pinay weightlifting champion na si Hidilyn Diaz. Read more »

Asian weightlifting tilt just a 'tune-up' for Tokyo-bound Hidilyn Diaz

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 11:57 AM

Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz was apologetic after the Asian Weightlifting Championships on Sunday, where she failed to make it to the podium.   Read more »

Biden backs Japan PM on holding ‘safe, secure’ Tokyo Olympic Games

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 12:53 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said his country was listening to experts and doing its "utmost" to prepare for the Tokyo Games. Read more »

Hidilyn Diaz qualifies for Olympics, but misses podium at Asian Weightlifting tilt

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 10:00 PM

Tokyo-bound weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz just missed the podium at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships. Read more »

Hidilyn Diaz formalizes Tokyo Olympics stint

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 08:35 PM

Hidilyn Diaz formally secured her spot in the Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

Tokyo Olympics chief commits to Games as infections surge

Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 09:17 PM

TOKYO - Tokyo's Olympics chief said on Friday that Japan was committed to holding a safe Games this summer, as a surge in COVID-19 cases prompted an expansion of contagion controls and with fresh calls for the Games to again be postponed or cancelled. Read more »

Tokyo Olympics must be 'reconsidered' due to Japan's failure to contain pandemic - report

Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at Apr 16 02:16 PM

Kyoto University professor Hiroshi Nishiura, an advisor to the government's pandemic response, urged in a magazine commentary this week that authorities postpone the Olympics one year to allow for more time to vaccinate the public.   Read more »

Hidilyn Diaz sasabak sa isa pang kompetisyon para mag-qualify sa Tokyo Olympics

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 11:12 PM

Dumating na sa Uzbekistan si Hidilyn Diaz para sa Asian Weightlifting Championships.  Read more »

Swimming: After humbling Phelps, Schooling seeks another shock at Tokyo Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 07:33 PM

Singapore's Joseph Schooling famously upset the great Michael Phelps to win Olympic gold but he said "my biggest rival is myself" as he bids to return to form at the Tokyo Games. Read more »

Are the Olympics cancelled? Japan official's comments sow doubts

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Sam Nussey
Posted at Apr 15 05:54 PM

TOKYO - A senior Japanese ruling party official said on Thursday that cancelling this year's Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, dropping a bomb on a hot-button issue and sending social media into a frenzy. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 12:38 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

100 days to go until Tokyo Olympics

Issei Kato, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 10:04 PM

The Rainbow Bridge is illuminated with Olympic colors on Wednesday to mark the 100 days countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Tokyo, Japan. Read more »

Olympics: IOC hopes health plans will sway opinion with Games 100 days away

Karolos Grohmann, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 08:25 PM

While most Japanese residents remain opposed to the Tokyo Games going ahead in 100 days' time, the International Olympic Committee hopes the mood will shift when people realise how much emphasis has been placed on minimizing the risk of COVID-19 infections. Read more »

Boxing: No room for negativity as Petecio focuses on Olympic dream

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 05:22 PM

Former world champion Nesthy Petecio is not letting worries cloud her mind as she prepares for the Tokyo Olympics. Read more »

Olympic torch relay cancelled in Japanese city over virus surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 04:39 PM

A western Japanese city cancelled the Tokyo Olympics torch relay over spiking coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Read more »

Virus surges fuel fears 100 days before Tokyo Olympics

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 04:27 AM

The Olympic flame is on its way across Japan and athletes around the world are ramping up training, but Tokyo 2020 organizers still face monumental challenges. Read more »

'We aim high': Pinoy boxers preparing for gold medal charge in Tokyo

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:04 PM

The national boxing federation is ready to exhaust all of its resources to support the four Filipino boxers who will represent the country in the Olympic Games. Read more »

Boxing: Marcial much improved heading into Tokyo, reports Ancajas

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 03:13 PM

Eumir Marcial has been making strides in his training in the United States, as he continues to pursue his dream of winning a gold medal for the Philippines. Read more »