In a session full of record-setting performances, Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines wound up with two of those records and the gold medal in women's 55kg weightlifting, clinching both on her last lift.
MANILA, Philippines — Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medalist, expressed her elation over the growth of weightlifting in the country. "I thank God for the progress ...
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo sees an Olympian in Albert Ian Delos Santos. Maybe even an Olympic champion. But she was quick to temper expectations after watching the 20-year-old ...
The Philippines made history Monday when weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the country's first-ever gold medal. Diaz won gold in the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting category after overtaking China's ...