Rower Cris Nievarez and boxers Eumir Marcial, Nesthy Petecio, Irish Magno and Carlo Paalam will be the first Filipino athletes to enter Tokyo, which will host the Summer Games set July 23 to August 8, as they are expected to plane in Saturday in separate flights. “All the best for them and stay safe always, see you all,” Tolentino yesterday told The STAR. Obiena, for his part, will fly in on the morning of opening day from Formia, Italy, while golfer Juvic Pagunsan the next day. Gymnast Caloy Yalo and judoka Kiyomi Watanabe are already in Japan, where they have trained for years. Philippine Tokyo Games chef-de-mission Nonong Araneta along with the national team secretariat and medical team have been in Tokyo since Tuesday.

Source: Philippine Star July 16, 2021 06:56 UTC