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Russia Doping Ban 2021 under review The first high-level meeting was between the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka and Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin since the country was banned from participating in major competitions, including the Olympic Games. Pinoyathletics discusses the review. And did not carry out the Russian doping ban Olympics fully. … Read more
Carlo Paalam settles for silver Carlo Paalam rounds off the Philippines’ best-ever Olympic Showing. With a 4-0 loss to Galal Yafei. The Philippines now ends its Tokyo 2021 Olympic Campaign with 1 Gold, 2 Silvers a bronze. Carlo Paalam moves to challenge for Gold in Olympic Final. The Philippines now has the chance of winning … Read more
Eumir Marcial ends up with the Bronze August 5, 2021 Eumir Marcial of the Philippines lost his match with 2017 World Middle Weight Champion Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine 3-2 in the Middle Weight (69-75kg) Semi-Final 1 in Tokyo. This means he will miss out on the Gold/Silver medal final match. Marcial will now battle it … Read more
Olympics: Carlos Yulo puts up gallant stand, finishes 4th in the vault final Carlos Yulo gained a measure of redemption in the artistic gymnastics men’s vault final, but his gallant stand proved not enough to secure a medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Monday, August 2. The Filipino gymnast … Read more
remedy rule July 30, 2021 Fil-Kiwi swimmer Luke Gebbie ended his Olympic campaign, winning Heat 5 in 22.84 in the 50 FreeStyle but finished 41st of 47. Ending his Olympic Campaign in Tokyo. The mark was not enough to break his national record of 22.57 in the Australian National Trials last July in Adelaide. Caleb … Read more
Irish Magno ends Olympic Campaign after loss to Thai Opponent July 29, 2021 Irish Magno suffered a shocking, crushing defeat to her Thai Opponent, Jitipong Jutamas. In the 2nd round of the Tokyo Olympics Women’s Boxing. Jutamas, the only bronze medalist at the 2019 SEA Games in the 51kg category, had a decisive victory over … Read more
Elreen Ando finishes a commendable 7th As the old saying goes Rome wasn’t built in a day. But Ando gave the Philippines another top 8 finish going with Margielyn Didal, Nesthy Petecio (ongoing) and the brilliant Gold of Hidilyn Diaz. And Elreen Ando finished a commendable 7th at her First Olympic Games in the Womens … Read more
Judo Philippines – Kiyomi Watanabe bows out of opening Judo Match Kiyomi Watanabe, who was touted by the media as an Olympic medal hopeful, has lost her opening match against Cristina Perez Cabana of Spain in the first round of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Cabana won on Ippon with 10 points eliminating Watanabe of the … Read more
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4th Time Lucky Hidilyn Diaz wins the Philippines first ever Olympic Gold Hidilyn Diaz makes Philippine HISTORY! This is the first Olympic gold medal that the Philippines ever won! And in the process set a new Olympic record in the clean and jerk and total lift. We will finally hear the Philippine National Anthem in … Read more
Margielyn Didal finishes 7th in Street Race Olympic Final Marigelyn Didal making her first Olympic appearance wound up 7th in the Olympic Finals. The same position she had qualified into the finals. All didn’t go for Didal as she twinged her leg on the first routine. But fought on to finish with a score of … Read more
Yuka Saso youngest woman to win the US Open June 6, 2021 Yuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Nasa Hataoka on Sunday and become the second teenager to win the US Women’s Open after Lexi Thompson collapsed down the stretch. Saso overcame back-to-back double bogeys early in the round to make … Read more