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 ...
"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 ...
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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, ...
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, ...
TOKYO, Japan — Hidilyn Diaz became the first Olympic gold medalist from the Philippines on Monday, winning the women’s 55-kilogram category to stop China's bid for a perfect Tokyo Games in ...
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 ...
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 ...
On July 26, 2021 — the day Olympian Hidilyn Diaz won the first gold medal for the Philippines in the country's decades-long history of competing in the international games — the below-displayed meme ...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz earned the nation's first-ever gold medal, ending the Philippines 97-year gold-less streak. The feat not only garnered praise from the Philippines president but also ...
TOKYO, Japan — Hidilyn Diaz became the first Olympic gold medalist from the Philippines on Monday, winning the women’s 55-kilogram category to stop China's bid for a perfect Tokyo Games in ...