By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos MANILA – Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz will receive a cash incentive worth PHP3 million from President Rodrigo Duterte for giving the Philippines its first-ever Olympic gold medal in Tokyo. Duterte made the announcement, after Diaz paid a “virtual” courtesy call on him on Wednesday night, few hours after she arrived onboard … Continue reading
JASIN (Bernama/PNA) – The gold-medal success of Hidilyn Diaz, the weightlifter from the Philippines who made history by bagging her country’s first-ever Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games, is also the pride of her foster family in Kampung Kesang Tua here, with whom she stayed for more than a year. The lifter’s foster father, Ahmad … Continue reading
Hidilyn Diaz (File photo) MANILA (PNA)– The Hidilyn model works. It is not the first time that Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez mentions a trial system they adopted in the sports agency to make every effort to produce an Olympic gold. They have called it the “Hidilyn model,” long before Hidilyn Diaz made history by … Continue reading
HIDILYN goes home TOKYO—It won’t be long before the entire Philippines welcomes its first Olympic gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz. Diaz, who won the women’s -55 kgs gold medal of weightlifting in Olympic record fashion at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday night, will be flying back home on Wednesday on board a Philippine Airlines flight. … Continue reading
By Ivan Stewart Saldajeno HIDILYN AT MALACAÑANG. President Rodrigo Duterte congratulates weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz during the awarding of the Order of Lapu-Lapu Rank of Kamagi to the 2019 Southeast Asian Games medalists at Malacañan Palace on Dec. 18, 2019. Diaz won the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in Tokyo on Monday night (July 26, 2021). (Presidential … Continue reading
Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez (Screengrab) MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez lauded the hard work of the Filipino athletes as he expressed confidence that the 19-strong Tokyo Olympics qualifiers have what it takes to get a golden finish. “I’m so excited for the result of the … Continue reading
Diaz delivers PH’s 1st gold in Asian Games By Jean Malanum FIRST GOLD. Olympian Hidilyn Diaz topped the women’s 53kg event in weightlifing to give the Philippines its first gold medal in the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of PSC Media Pool) JAKARTA (Philippines News Agency) — The Philippines captured its first … Continue reading
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