Thank you, Tokyo! Thank you for pushing through the Olympics despite all the challenges of our times.
Tag: Olympics
Best. Olympics. Ever. (For the Philippines)
We have just witnessed the best performance of the Philippines since joining the Olympics!
When is a “Marathon” not 42K?
I recently discovered that there’s another “marathon” event in the Olympics that is much shorter than 42K!
Gold!
What a great time to be alive! The Philippines finally bags its first Olympic gold medal courtesy of weightlifter, Hidilyn Diaz!
Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremonies
The Olympic flame was lit, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad is officially open! Here’s a link to the opening ceremonies along with my thoughts.
Tokyo Olympics Coming In!
The Tokyo Olympics is coming in two days! Is it still appropriate to call it the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
“I Gotta Feeling…”—the First Youth Olympic Games, Singapore
The song “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas is a very memorable song for me as every time I hear it, it reminds me of a special occasion: last year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. That was one of the songs playing before the marathon started and it was then that it stuck. Last…
Experience the World through Sports: Sports Tourism
Given a chance, who wouldn’t want to travel? But travelling for sports? That’s a different story altogether. We typically travel either for business or leisure, and if it’s the latter we usually have relaxation in mind. And relaxation doesn’t usually involve moving too much! Sports Tourism is a niche of the travel industry with sports…
Pedestrianism
It started with my search for the exact length of the mile in kilometers when I stumbled upon a popular 19th century sport Pedestrianism. Pedestrianism is a 19th century form of competitive walking from which the modern sport of Racewalking developed. By the end of the 18th century, feats of foot travel over great distances…
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