Super lifter Hidilyn Diaz is PSA Athlete of the Year for third time

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 […]

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Hidilyn Diaz honored with a star at the Eastwood City Walk of Fame

Credit 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 […]

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Hidilyn Diaz named to IWF Executive Board

Credit 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 […]

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Diaz, Knights, Eagles end year with a bang

Credit 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, […]

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Diaz moving up to heavier weight at Paris Olympics

Credit 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 […]

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‘Superwoman’ Diaz wins first world championship title

Credit 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 […]

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Diaz seeks first world title in Colombia

Credit 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 […]

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Diaz to test the waters in Colombia tourney

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:33:50 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz hopes to test the waters when she and other rising stars see action in the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships set Dec. 5 to 16 in Bogota, Colombia. Diaz, married to her conditioning coach Julius Naranjo last April, will try to use the 11-day Bogota event as one […]

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No honeymoon for Diaz as she shoots for ‘last lift’ in Paris

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:17:14 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA No honeymoon, no problem for newly-wed and Tokyo Games hero Hidilyn Diaz as she intends to make another shot at glory in the 2024 Paris Games. In a social media post, Diaz said she wants to feel the magical feeling once again and that can only happy when she competes for the […]

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LOOK: Sports icons reunite in Diaz-Naranjo wedding

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:14:43 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN Several sports icons graced the wedding of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and Julius Naranjo on Tuesday, July 26, at the St. Ignatius Church at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio City.Diaz and Naranjo’s friends in the sports circle have shown support and expressed their best wishes to the newly-wed couple […]

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