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Palace congratulates Petecio, Obiena and Paalam for advancing in Tokyo Olympics

  (Eagle News) -- Malacanang congratulated Filipino athletes who made advances in their games at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics today,…

Dressel shatters world record to win Olympic 100m butterfly gold medal

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- American powerhouse Caeleb Dressel admitted he was hurting after smashing his own world record to…

Olympic organizers defend coronavirus measures as cases rise

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo Olympics organisers dismissed any link to rising coronavirus cases in Japan on Thursday after…

Record virus cases in Tokyo as more regions weigh emergency

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Daily virus cases in Tokyo topped 3,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as several…

Tropical storm makes landfall in northern Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A tropical storm hit northern Japan on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage…

Osaka says painful home Olympic defeat ‘sucks’

by Martyn WOOD Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka conceded the pressure of trying to win an Olympic gold at home…

Moroccan boxer tries to bite opponent in Tokyo Olympics defeat

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Moroccan heavyweight boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite David Nyika's ear during his defeat to the…

Sacrifice, exile: how Filipina Hidilyn Diaz made Olympic history

by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Triumphant weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will now forget the years of…

Tropical storm approaches Japan, affecting Olympic events

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A tropical storm was barrelling towards northeastern Japan on Monday, forcing Tokyo Olympics organizers to reschedule…

Japan’s Nishiya, 13, first women’s Olympic skateboard champion

Japan's Momiji Nishiya became one of the youngest individual Olympic champions in history when she won the inaugural women's skateboarding…

Tokyo Olympics: Carlo Paalam takes down Irish foe

Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam opened his bid for the Tokyo Olympic gold on a good note after beating Irish opponent…

Australia’s Titmus upsets Ledecky to win Olympic 400m freestyle gold

Ariarne Titmus upset Katie Ledecky to claim the Olympic 400m freestyle gold medal Monday in the second-fastest time ever swum,…

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