Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 07:28:25 +0000
There’s still plenty of gas left in the tank for Hidilyn Diaz. More than a year since giving the Philippines its first ever gold medal in the Olympics, the Filipina weightlifter hasn’t slowed down yet and reached another milestone in her storied career. Diaz, 31, finally stamped her class in the IWF World Weightlifting Championships […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 09:47:20 +0000
Philippine sports’ cream of the crop who made 2022 a truly memorable one for the country crowd each other out in a tight race for the Athlete of the Year honor of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, world-ranked pole vaulter EJ Obiena, two-time world champion Carlos Yulo, and history makers […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:27:18 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The biggest sporting star of her generation is once again honored. Olympic gold medalist and world champion Hidilyn Diaz was given a star at the Eastwood City Walk of Fame in Quezon City Wednesday night, Jan. 18, to honor her achievements in the field of weightlifting. Diaz shared the momentous moment on […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:06:43 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes’ Commission has chosen Hidilyn Diaz as one of the three representatives to the IWF Executive Board in a milestone moment for the sport. Diaz will join Forrester Osei of Ghana, who retains leadership of the Athletes’ Commission, and Luisa Peters, who retired from competition after representing […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 03:52:06 +0000
Proving she is far from over the hill, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz achieved another milestone in her storied career at the 88th IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia in early December. After failing to capture gold in her five previous appearances in the world meet, Diaz, no longer a spring chicken at 31, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 08:10:14 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The country’s historic campaign at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was not a one-hit wonder. The country’s performance in 2022 proved that. That’s because Filipino athletes continued to leave marks in the elite stage to show they are not done conquering the world. As expected, Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz bannered […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:24:32 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz announced she will be moving up to a heavier weight division when she guns for another Olympic glory in the 2024 Paris Games. “Mahirap, pero kaya. Basta naka-mindset na ako for that,” said Diaz, who arrived in the country Tuesday, Dec. 20, following her successful three-gold-medal haul at […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 06:04:56 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The “Superwoman” from Zamboanga City did it again. Almost 17 months since her breakthrough Olympic gold medal win in Tokyo, Hidilyn Diaz made another first, clinching a world championship title with another scintillating performance in the 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia Wednesday, Dec. 7 (Thursday in Manila). That completed her […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:23:17 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz banners the Filipino contingent that is set to see action in the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Bogota, Colombia on Tuesday, Dec. 6 (Manila time). With all eyes set on nothing but a podium finish and generating ranking points in the tournament that serves as […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 09:51:54 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Hidilyn Diaz fought off the challenge of Thailand’s Tanasan Sanikun to successfully retain the gold Friday in the women’s 55kg weightlifting category of the Southeast Asian Games. Diaz registered a total lift of 206kgs in snatch and clean and jerk, enough to edge out her fellow Olympic gold medalist in the event […]
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