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  1. www.espn.ph › espn › storyThe Philippines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Schedules, news ...

    Aug 7, 2021 · Our full coverage of the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics which will run from July 23 to August 7, 2021. How to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Philippines. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be televised on TV5, One Sports, One Sports+ and Cignal PPV channels 199 and 299 and streamed on gigafest.smart.

  2. www.rappler.com › sports › philippines-olympicsPhilippines at the Olympics: Dozen steps back in history

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    The Philippines has won three silvers and seven bronzes for a total of 10 Olympic medals. The silver medals came from boxers Anthony Villanueva (1964 Tokyo) and Onyok Velasco (1996 Atlanta), and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz (2016 Rio). Swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso is the only multi-medaled Filipino Olympian after winning the bronze in the men’s 200 meter...

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    The biggest delegation the Philippines has sent to the Olympics was in the 1972 Munich Games where the country sent 53 athletes to compete in 11 events – archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling. The Philippines did not win any medal that year. It was also the last time the cou...

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    The 1996 Atlanta Olympics saw the Philippines send a lean 12-athlete delegation. But it was also the edition where Onyok Velasco won the country’s first silver medal since boxer Anthony Villanueva settled for a runner-up finish in 1964 Tokyo. Flyweight boxer Elias Recaido was also a step away from a podium finish then after winning his first two fi...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Olympics_on_televisionOlympics on television - Wikipedia

    The 1988 Olympics were the last time that the Games have been shown on ITV with subsequent Olympic Games being shown only on the BBC. ITV only broadcast the Winter Olympics in 1968. 1960 Winter Games. CBS paid $50,000 for the right to broadcast the games in the United States, and this marked the first time the Olympic Games were televised there.

  4. www.rappler.com › sports › anatomy-philippines-firstAnatomy of Philippines' first Olympic gold medal - RAPPLER

    Nov 4, 2021 · Philippine sports on the world stage . Since the first modern games in 1896, the Olympics has come to be recognized as the world’s foremost sporting event.

  5. www.npr.org › sections › tokyo-olympics-live-updatesThe Philippines Wins Its First Olympic Gold After ... - NPR

    Jul 26, 2021 · Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history Monday, winning the Philippines' first gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The country had been trying to reach the podium's top spot for nearly 100 ...

  6. www.vice.com › philippines-best-olympics-tokyoHow the Philippines Achieved Its Best Olympics After Nearly ...

    Aug 4, 2021 · 07.26.21. “This is the best Olympics for the Philippines because I went home with the gold medal that we have been aspiring to for 97 years,” Diaz told VICE World News in an interview. “We ...

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  8. www3.nhk.or.jp › nhkworld › en1964 Olympic Legacy: Milestone for Reconciliation in Manila

    The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics came ten years later. Antonio Cuyegkeng, an 800-meters university-level champion in the early 1960s, says he and 17 other torchbearers headed to the event ...