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 ...

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, ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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, who became the first-ever gold medalist from the Phillippines, took part in an emotional moment after winning the women’s 55-kilogram category in weightlifting at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...