weightlifting

Hidilyn Diaz wins 2nd weightlifting gold at SEA Games, targets Olympics defense

  HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Philippine hero Hidilyn Diaz won a second straight weightlifting gold at the SEA Games on…

Pres. Duterte awards Hidilyn Diaz Presidential Medal of Merit, gives her an add’l P3M

President also gives Hidilyn fully furnished house and lot in Zamboanga as he congratulates her for Olympic gold medal finish…

Sacrifice, exile: how Filipina Hidilyn Diaz made Olympic history

by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Triumphant weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will now forget the years of…

‘So proud’: Hidilyn Diaz hailed for historic Olympic gold

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- With their eyes glued to a television in the southern Philippines, the family of weightlifter Hidilyn…

Far from home: Weightlifter’s quest for first Philippines Olympic gold

by Patrick LEE JASIN, Malaysia (AFP) -- Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz grunts with the effort of hoisting a barbell over…

Snappy salute: Philippines hails Diaz for Asian Games lift

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines saluted Asian Games gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz on Wednesday as the soldier-weightlifter gave…

President Duterte on Hidilyn’s gold medal finish in 2018 Asian Games: “Wow”

(Eagle News)--"Wow." President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say after learning weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won a gold medal in the…

AFP congratulates Airwoman Hidilyn Diaz for gold medal finish in Asian Games

(Eagle News)--The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday, Aug. 21, congratulated one of its own, Hidilyn Diaz, for her…

Weightlifter Diaz wins first 2018 Asian Games gold for Philippines

  by Daniel Hicks Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first gold medal…

This website uses cookies.