Here’s how to watch 19 Filipino Olympians compete in 12 events at the Tokyo Olympics starting July 23, 2021.
Filipinos can show their support for the 19-strong Philippine delegation vying for the coveted country’s first Olympic gold medal by watching the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo from the comfort of their own homes.
Filipino athletes in the quadrennial games include pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, Irish Magno and Eumir Felix Marcial, skateboarder Margielyn Didal, taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa, rower Cris Nievarez, weightlifters Hidilyn Diaz and Elreen Ando, shooter Jayson Valdez, and Judo champion Kiyomi Watanabe.
Sprinter Kristina Knott, golfers Juvic Pagunsan, Yuka Saso, and Bianca Pagdanganan, and swimmers Luke Michael Gebbie and Remedy Alexis Rule complete the country’s delegation for the Summer Games in Japan.
The Tokyo Olympics, featuring a record 33 competitions and 339 events held across 42 competition venues in Japan, kicks off from July 23 and will run until August 8, 2021.
Here are ways to watch the Tokyo Olympics from your home in the Philippines:
Watch the Olympics live on free to air via TV5 and One Sports
One Sports+ on Cignal TV will also dedicate a significant amount of their daily hours to broadcast the events, with Cignal opening up two exclusive channels dedicated to broadcast the games.
Stream the 2020 Tokyo Olympics online
Sports fans can tune in to the Olympics online through the Cignal Play website or download the app which will broadcast live updates to its subscribers with exclusive content not available on the TV broadcast.
Smart mobile
Smart subscribers may also access the complete coverage of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 via gigafest.smart.
PLDT stream
In addition, PLDT will offer 10 channels dedicated to the Olympics to select Triple Play subscribers.
Team Philippines’ Events Schedule at the Tokyo Olympics:
Here is the full competition schedule for Team Philippines in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. All times are Philippine Standard Time (PST), one hour earlier than Tokyo Time.
ROWING
Cris Nievarez (Rowing – men’s single sculls)
- Friday, Jul. 23, 7:30 a.m., heats
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 8 a.m., repechages
- Monday, Jul. 26-Friday, Jul. 30, quarterfinal-final
GYMNASTICS
Carlos Edriel Yulo (Gymnastics – Artistic)
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 9 a.m., qualifying
- Wednesday, Jul. 28, 6:15 p.m., final
TAEKWONDO
Kurt Barbosa (Taekwondo – men’s -58kg)
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 9:25 a.m., round of 16
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 1:15 p.m., quarterfinal
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 3:15 p.m., semifinal
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 6:15 p.m., repechage
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 7:45 p.m., bronze medal contest
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 8:45 p.m., gold medal contest
SHOOTING
Jayson Valdez (Shooting – men’s air rifle 10m)
- Saturday, Jul. 24, 1:45 p.m., pre-event training
- Sunday, Jul. 25, 12 p.m., qualifying
- Sunday, Jul. 25, 2:30 p.m., final
SKATEBOARDING
Margielyn Didal (Skateboard – women’s street)
- Monday, Jul. 26, 8 a.m., prelims heats
- Monday, Jul. 26, 11:25 a.m., final
WEIGHTLIFTING
Hidilyn Diaz (Weightlifting – women’s 55kg)
- Monday, Jul. 26, 12:50 p.m.
Elreen Ando (Weightlifting – women’s 64kg)
- Group B – 10:50 a.m. onwards
- Group A – 6:50 p.m. onwards
BOXING
Nesthy Petecio (Boxing – women’s featherweight)
- Saturday, Jul. 24, round of 32
- Monday, Jul. 26, round of 16
- Wednesday, Jul. 28, quarterfinal
- Saturday, Jul. 31, semifinal
- Tuesday, Aug. 3, 12 p.m., final
Irish Magno (Boxing – women’s flyweight)
- Sunday, Jul. 25, round of 32
- Thursday, Jul. 29, round of 16
- Sunday, Aug. 1, quarterfinal
- Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1 p.m., semifinal
- Saturday, Aug. 7, 1:15 p.m., final
Eumir Marcial (Boxing – men’s middleweight)
- Monday, July. 26, round of 32
- Thursday, Jul. 29, round of 16
- Sunday, Aug. 1, quarterfinal
- Thursday, Aug. 5, 2 p.m., semifinal
- Saturday, Aug. 7, 1:45 p.m., final
Carlo Paalam (Boxing – men’s flyweight)
- Monday, Jul. 26, round of 32
- Saturday, Jul. 31, round of 16
- Tuesday, Aug. 3, quarterfinal
- Thursday, Aug. 5, 1:30 p.m., semifinal
- Saturday, Aug. 7, 1:00 p.m., final
JUDO
Kiyomi Watanabe (Judo – women’s -63kg)
- Tuesday, Jul. 27, 10 a.m., eliminations followed by round of 16 followed by quarterfinal
- Tuesday, Jul. 27, 4 p.m., repechage followed by bronze medal contests
SWIMMING
Remedy Rule (Swimming – women’s 200m butterfly)
- Tuesday, Jul. 27, 6:25 p.m., heats
- Wednesday, Jul. 28, 9:55 a.m., semifinal
- Thursday, Jul. 29, 10:25 a.m., final
Luke Gebbie (Swimming – men’s 50m and 100m freestyle)
100m freestyle
- Tuesday, Jul. 27, 6:00 p.m., heats
- Wednesday, Jul. 28, 9:30 a.m., semifinal
- Thursday, Jul. 29, 10:35 a.m., final
50m freestyle
- Friday, Jul. 30, 6 p.m., heats
- Saturday, Jul. 31, 10:10 a.m., semifinal
- Sunday, Aug. 1, 9:30 a.m., final
ATHLETICS
Ernest John “EJ” Obiena (Athletics – men’s pole vault)
- Saturday, Jul. 31, 8:40 a.m., qualifying
- Tuesday, Aug. 3, 6:20 p.m., final
Kristina Knott (Athletics – women’s 200m)
- Monday, Aug. 2, 9:30 a.m., heats
- Monday, Aug. 2, 6:25 p.m., semifinal
- Tuesday, Aug. 3, 8:50 p.m., final
GOLF
Juvic Pagunsan (Men’s golf)
- Thursday, Jul. 29-Sunday, Aug. 1
Bianca Pagdanganan (Women’s golf)
- Wednesday, Aug. 4-Saturday, Aug. 7
Yuka Saso (Women’s golf)
- Wednesday, Aug. 4-Saturday, Aug. 7
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