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The Philippines on May 28 began vaccinating its Olympic athletes at a hotel in Manila. © AP

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Philippine rower Cris Nievarez felt fired up for the Tokyo Olympics after receiving his COVID-19 jab at a Manila hotel on Friday.

"Now that I am vaccinated, I feel more confident because we can now increase our training," the 21-year-old told Nikkei Asia.

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