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It is an Olympic tradition for winning Olympians to bite their gold medal. But a sacrilege when someone else does it. The Japanese mayor of Nagoya, Takashi Kawamura, learned this lesson the hard way when he bit the gold medal as he ...

The Olympics is over, but the drama clearly isn't. While some countries like the Philippines are still on a celebratory high, others are less than pleased with the outcome of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Cue the drama.Tokyo 2020 ended with ...

Want a fully-furnished two-bedroom condo for free? Just lift 127 kilograms at the Olympics and bag a gold medal.Hidilyn Diaz finally got the keys to her luxurious new condo in Eastwood City earlier today, just one of the first ...

There must be something in the water in Mindanao. The island has provided us with not one, not two, but four Olympic medalists in the same year. In the biggest medal haul in Philippine history, the Tokyo Olympics delegation brought home the ...

It seems the Chinese are not fans of the silver Olympic medal. After Hidilyn Diaz snatched the gold from her Chinese opponent Liao Qiuyun, the athlete did not look too happy with her podium finish. Probably because she knew what awaited her ...

The women's golfing event in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is still ongoing, with three rounds done and one more to go. Filipino golfer Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan still have one round left to climb the rankings before the medalists are ...

After Hidilyn Diaz made history for winning the country's first Olympic gold medal, much attention has been given not just to previous Filipino athletes who have attempted the same feat, but on the sport of weightlifting itself. Over the weekend, one ...

In a historic moment for Philippine sports, Nesthy Petecio won the country's second Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 29-year-old boxer lost to Japanese opponent Sena Irie in the women's featherweight final bout, but Petecio is ...

Filipino flyweight boxer Carlo Paalam has secured the Philippines' fourth medal after beating Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoiroc in the men's fly (48-52kg) quarterfinals.Paalam won the match by a split decision 4-0 after beating the world's Olympic flyweight ...

When Hidilyn Diaz won the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal, she had a lot of people to thank. In her corner was Team HD: her coaching staff (that included a Chinese national), a nutritionist, a strength and conditioning coach, and ...

Every Olympic gold medal has an interesting image on the back. It depicts a winged woman carrying a palm branch. She is standing in front of a large stadium.The woman on the medal is actually the Greek goddess Nike, whom the ...

Filipino Olympian and skateboarder Margielyn Didal has captured the hearts of Brazilians, who flooded Twitter with praises for the athlete.While competing in the Tokyo Olympics, Didal bonded with Brazilian skateboarder and silver medalist Rayssa Leal. The duo captured the attention of ...

The gifts just keep on piling up for Hidilyn Diaz. Apart from the money (about P50 million and counting), countless companies and brands have been showering the Olympic gold medalist with expressions of gratitude and support for her historic win. She's ...