THE year was 2008 and there she was, only 17, wet between the ears and competing on the world’s biggest sports stage—the 29th edition of the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Hidilyn Diaz—looking so young, ...

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Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is bringing home three gold medals from the 2022 IWF World Championships, the first qualifying competition for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 31-year-old ...

Now that’s what you call cash for gold! A weightlifter who won the Philippines its first Olympic gold medal will leave Tokyo with an extra $660,000 in tax-free cash prizes, two homes and a lifetime of ...

Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday, winning the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medal. In fact, she hit multiple milestones in doing it. With a total lift of 224 kilograms, ...

Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines reacts after winning the gold medal in women's weightlifting at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics July 26, 2021. (CNS photo/Edgard Garrido, Reuters) TOKYO (CNS) — Hidilyn Diaz ...

"I expected to win, but when you hold this already, it's like, 'Wow, I never thought this would happen today,' " Hidilyn Diaz said afterward Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz keeps making history at ...

When Hidilyn Diaz lifted 200 kilograms of steel iron, she also lifted the spirits of her home country. Diaz, a three-time Olympic weightlifter, became the first Filipino woman to win an Olympic medal ...

Through a newly-released short film, Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo hopes to inspire the youth to not just start weightlifting, but also find purpose in their life.

Hidilyn Diaz is the first Filipino ever to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Diaz won the women's weightlifting 55 kg in Tokyo, and she's now getting duly rewarded. She's to receive $660,000 and ...

Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines made history on Monday at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old weightlifter finished in first place in the women's 55 kilogram category to win the first ever ...