TOKYO — The spotlight focuses on Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam in boxing and Ernest John “EJ” Obiena in pole vault as the Philippines’ Tokyo Olympic campaign gets rolling anew after a quiet day on Friday.

TOKYO—Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz could have seen the last of her Chinese coach Gao Kaiwen.

Aside from making it to the history books with an astoun

ding victory, Hidilyn Diaz also set an Olympic record that night lady luck smiled on the Philippines and gave us our first taste of a gold Olympic win.

TOKYO – Expecting to gain precious fight time after drawing a first-round bye, Eumir Marcial instead won a shortened bout against Algerian Younes Nemouchi via a Referee Stopped Contest due to Injury (RSC-I)

TOKYO – It was Nesthy Petecio’s turn to hog the spotlight as she pounded a unanimous 5-0 decision win over Colombia’s Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda in the quarterfinals of the 54-57kg boxing competitions Wednesday at the Kokugikan Arena here on Wednesday.

TOKYO – Wait for the weight Elreen Ann Ando can deliver down the road.

TOKYO - Filipino Juvic Pagunsan begins his bid for a gold medal in the golf competition of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday, an underdog in a star-studded field that includes three of the Top 10 players in the world.

TOKYO—Filipino swimmer Remedy Rule qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 200-meter butterfly after she placed 15th overall in the heats at the Tokyo Aquatics Center Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Southeast Asian Games silver medalist clocked in at 2:12.23 in Heat 3. She finished last but still squeezed into the semifinals scheduled for Wednesday.