Diaz was competing in her fourth Olympics and won silver in 2016. She was the country's flagbearer in 2012. Note: Some components of NBCOlympics.com may not be optimized for users browsing with ...

The protégé of Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo lifted 85 kg in the ... His victory was among four gold medals won by Rizal province lifters, including Diaz’s nephew Matthew Diaz (boys ...

I didn't really expect a medal. It really felt like a bonus ... Just the second Filipino Olympian to win gold after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first three years ago, Yulo took gold ...

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the southeast Asian nation its first ever gold medal, setting Olympic records in both the clean & jerk and total score in the women's 55 kg competition. The battle was a ...

For bringing pride and glory to the country with every lift she did in an outstanding sporting journey, a weightlifting icon ...

Hidilyn Diaz, the humble lady from Zamboanga City ... and the late Teofilo Yldefonso, Diaz also won gold medals in the World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games and SEA Games.

Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is set to be enshrined in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Hall of Fame.

The Philippine government will hand the gymnast 10 million Philippine pesos ($173,300; £135,400) - a reward promised to any ...

Hidilyn Diaz, the humble lady from Zamboanga City ... and the late Teofilo Yldefonso, Diaz also won gold medals in the World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games, and the SEA Games.

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will be inducted to the Philippine Sportswriters ... success as she bagged a silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics and won the country's first Olympic gold medal in the Tokyo ...

Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo in an Associated Press photo ... to a historic golden feat in Tokyo four years after. Diaz also won gold medals in the World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games ...