When Will The Philippine Athletes Compete? Here Is Team PH’s Schedule At The Tokyo Olympics
Mark the dates and watch as they aim for Gold!
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics officially opens tomorrow, July 23, and even though you can’t be in Japan to witness this much-awaited event in these most unusual circumstances, here are a few details that will make you feel like you’re there too.
This year, there will be 339 events across 33 sports. It has been decided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that no spectators will be allowed because Japan is currently under a state of emergency. Sports fans have been upset that they can’t watch the Games live, but thankfully livestreams of each event will be available online.
The main venue for the Games, including the opening ceremony, is the new Tokyo Olympic Stadium, while other events will be held at 41 other venues, including the Ariake Urban Sports Park, Aomi Urban Sports Park, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Yoyogi National Stadium, Nippon Budokan, and Equestrian Park.
Some events will also be held outside of Tokyo. Baseball and Softball Games will be held at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium, while other Football tournaments will be held at Miyagi, Sapporo, and Kashima.
First Olympic Gold for the Philippines?
The Philippine Team is comprised of nineteen outstanding athletes. Since the Philippines has never won a gold medal since it debuted in the Olympics in 1924, the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) decided to send 19 delegates instead of the original 16 to up the Team’s chances. All but one, Weightlifting Silver Medalist Hidilyn Diaz, are first timers at the Olympics!
For the first time, the Philippine roster is dominated by women! Ten of the 19 delegates are women, and we would love to see them make history!
To date, the Philippines has won a total of 3 Silver and 7 Bronze Olympic Medals at the Summer Olympics, and the generous donors of the Philippine team are giving our athletes a lot of motivation to win the country’s first Gold.
Multi-million cash incentives also await the athletes from team Philippines who will take home medals. The Philippine Olympic Committee says, “Apart from international recognition, winning athletes will take home with them a hefty amount of bonus. Just this week, San Miguel Corp. big boss Ramon S. Ang offered to match the cash prize by the Manny V. Pangilinan’s Sports Foundation—Php 10 million for gold medalists, Php 5 million for silver medalists, and Php 2 million for bronze medalists.”
Team PH event schedule
The Olympics schedule and link of the (future) results can be found online. You can also check the list of all participants joining the Games.
Below is a list of the 19 athletes who will be representing our country from Friday, July 23, until Sunday, August 8. Schedules and venues of each of their events are also included for your convenience.
Cris Nievarez
Event: Rowing – Men’s Single Sculls
Date: Friday, July 23
Venue: Sea Forest Waterway
Carlos Yulo
Event: Gymnastics – Men’s Individual All-Around Qualifying
Date: Saturday, July 24
Venue: Ariake Gymnastics Centre
Nesthy Petecio
Event: Boxing – Women’s Featherweight
Date: Saturday, July 24
Venue: Kokugikan Arena
Kurt Barbosa
Event: Taekwondo – Men’s 58kg
Date: Saturday, July 24
Venue: Makuhari Messe Hall
Jayson Valdez
Event: Shooting – Men’s Rifle 10m
Date: Sunday, July 25
Venue: Asaka Shooting Range
Irish Magno
Event: Boxing – Women’s Flyweight
Date: Sunday, July 25
Venue: Kokugikan Arena
Carlo Paalam
Event: Boxing – Men’s Flyweight
Date: Monday, July 26
Venue: Kokugikan Arena
Hidilyn Diaz
Event: Weightlifting – Women’s 55kg
Date: Monday, July 26
Venue: Tokyo International Forum
Margielyn Didal
Event: Skateboarding – Women’s Street
Date: Monday, July 26
Venue: Ariake Urban Sports Park
Eumir Marcial
Event: Boxing – Men’s Middleweight
Date: Monday, July 26
Venue: Kokugikan Arena
Remedy Rule
Event: Swimming – Women’s 200m Freestyle, Women’s 200m Butterfly
Date: Monday, July 26 (200m Freestyle); Tuesday, July 27 (200m Butterfly)
Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Center
Luke Gebbie
Event: Swimming – Men’s 100m Freestyle, Men’s 50m Freestyle
Date: Tuesday, July 27 (100m Freestyle); Friday, July 30 (50m Freestyle)
Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Center
Kiyome Watanabe
Event: Judo – Women’s 63kg
Date: Tuesday, July 27
Venue: Nippon Budokan
Elreen Ando
Event: Weightlifting – Women’s 64kg
Date: Tuesday, July 27
Venue: Tokyo International Forum
Juvic Pagunsan
Event: Men’s Golf
Date: Thursday, July 29
Venue: Kasumigaseki Golf Club
EJ Obiena
Event: Athletics – Men’s Pole Vault
Date: Saturday, July 31
Venue: Olympic Stadium
Kristina Knott
Event: Athletics – Women’s 200m Run
Date: Monday, August 2
Venue: Olympic Stadium
Bianca Pagdanganan
Event: Women’s Golf
Date: Wednesday, August 4
Venue: Kasumigaseki Golf Club
Yuka Saso
Event: Women’s Golf
Date: Wednesday, August 4
Venue: Kasumigaseki Golf Club
Watch the 2020 Tokyo Olympics live on free TV via TV5 and One Sports from July 23 to August 8, 2021. You can also watch the Olympic events through Cignal Play’s website and app.
