TOM Dean contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) twice in the buildup to the Tokyo Olympics and he also won men’s 200m freestyle gold at the double on Tuesday.

WIND and rain buffeted the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, causing delays to competition and event rescheduling, but stopping short of battering the host city as initially feared.

Hidilyn Diaz stands just a little over 5’2”, but she towers over the Philippines — nay, the world — today.

After securing the Philippines’ first-ever Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday, Hidilyn F. Diaz is being rewarded with numerous perks by private companies, including a condominium unit in Eastwood, a house and lot anywhere in Luzon, and a lifetime’s worth of free fuel and free flights.  

Hidilyn Diaz on Monday secured the first-ever gold medal for the Philippines, winning the women’s 55-kilogram (kg) category for weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics in Japan. 

TOP Filipino skateboarder Margielyn Didal reached the finals of the women’s street skateboarding event at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday but missed out on landing a podium finish.

FILIPINO rower Cris Nievarez’s Tokyo Olympics campaign came to an end on Sunday, but he remains grateful for the opportunity given to him just as he vowed to use the experience he got to come back stronger and better in the sport.

SAITAMA, Japan — The US men’s basketball team suffered a shock 83-76 defeat at the hands of France on Sunday, losing at the Olympics for the first time since 2004 and for just the sixth time in the history of the tournament.

TOKYO — The great pool rivalry between Australia and the US passed to a new generation on Monday when a 20-year-old known as “Terminator” hunted down the US dominator of women’s distance swimming in a dramatic 400m freestyle final in Tokyo.

The Chery Tiggo Crossovers swung back to winning in the Premier Volleyball League Open Conference on Monday after defeating the Perlas Spikers in three sets, 25-10, 27-25, 25-23, in action held at the PCV Socio-Civic Cultural Center in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. 

THE Parañaque Lady Aces and Glutagence Glow Boosters were winners in weekend action of the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga.

AFTER hurdling her first challenge at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Filipino women’s featherweight boxer Nesthy Petecio fights for a spot in the semifinals of her division on Monday at the Kokugikan Arena.