#Hidilyn

Hidilyn Diaz would forever be known as the Filipino to achieve what many is calling the most significant feat in Philippine sports history—winning the country’s first ever Olympic gold medal. She brings home the coveted and elusive Gold, from the world’s most famous sports competition, for a

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFdHnjr6wPk TOKYO—Hidilyn Diaz has seen it all, heard it all. She’s watched her name surface in a government matrix that detailed supposed conspiratorial destabilizers. She’s seen her performance dip below standards she is accustomed to. A pandemic stranded her in

Gold medalist Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz holds her medal on the podium for the victory ceremony of the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) MANILA, Philippines —

Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—From the Olympics itself to the Filipinos who waited with bated