Already backed into a corner, the Suga administration will not dare suffer the humiliation of abandoning the Olympic project at this late stage. At the 1964 Tokyo Games, boxer Anthony Villanueva lost to Snaislav Stepashkin of the Soviet Union in the final of the lightweight category. Our boxers have long been Olympic medal contenders, and the team going to Tokyo is no less formidable. Obiena won the Folksam Athletics Grand Prix in Gothenburg, Sweden, as he continued to compete in Europe ahead of the Tokyo Games. Yuka Saso, meanwhile, will have the advantage of having played in the Olympic golf course while she was competing in the Japan women's pro circuit.

Source: Manila Times June 10, 2021 15:44 UTC