Photo from AFP TOKYO — Emerson Obiena realized early that he had a second pole vaulter in the family when his son EJ was barely three. “Bata pa si EJ nagpakita na siya ng curiosity sa pole na gamit ko pagkatapos kong mag-ensayo,” says the elder Obiena, 56, a double-silver, double-bronze...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma Hidylin Diaz’s epic gold medal-winning feat at the Tokyo Olympics has unleashed a torrent of jubilation that is now playing out on the high-definition public screen of digital media. Here's a snapshot from a friend’s Viber post: “Did you ever think you’d see a Filipino...
MEDIUM RARE Jullie Y. Daza Or, if you prefer, 224 kg. Hidilyn Diaz is worth her weight in gold. Although she weighs a mere 54.9 kg or 121 lb, she lifted 127 kg – more than twice her own weight -- to win the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medal in nearly a century. Cheers! Mabuhay! Does her...
No bad falls nor awkward landings would take away the huge smile on Margielyn Didal's face upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from Japan Wednesday night, July 28. Margielyn Didal, riding a wheelchair, flasher her "seal of approval" upon arriving at NAIA Wednesday night,...
MB/Ali Vicoy President Rodrigo Duterte led the nation in congratulating the country’s first Olympic gold medal winner Hidilyn Diaz following her arrival in Manila Wednesday night, July 29 from Tokyo, Japan. Duterte met with Diaz – gold medalist in the 55-kilogram category of women’s...
Philippines' Nesthy Petecio reacts after winning against Colombia's Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda at the end of their women's feather (54-57kg) quarter-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 28, 2021. (Photo by Frank Franklin II / POOL / AFP)...
Hidilyn Diaz trains with “HD Team” Chinese coach Kaiwen Gao in Malaysia in preparation for this year’s Tokyo Olympics. (Screengrab from Diaz documentary “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) TOKYO — It will be a soul-searching week for Tokyo Olympiad gold medalist...
President Duterte pledged to give Filipino Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz P3 million and a fully furnished house in her hometown of Zamboanga City for giving the country pride at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this week. President Duterte's virtual courtesy call with Filipino Olympic Gold medalist...
Hidilyn Diaz (MB/Ali Vicoy) An Olympic gold has finally reached Philippine shores, 97 years after quest after quest, expedition after expedition — from Paris in 1924 to Rio de Janeiro in 2016 — returned bearing not the prized medallion. After 18 months, Hidilyn Diaz, the heroine of the...
Prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez said that weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has the best chance to win the country’s gold medal. His basis? “This is her fourth stint in the Olympics. Hidilyn Diaz is our most experienced athlete...
Juvic Pagunsan, left, and Yuka Saso at the driving range of the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. (Photo from the Philippine Golf Tour Instagram) Filipino golfers are raring to mirror the golden feat of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz with Juvic Pagunsan seeing action first in the country he...
A mere two days after her jaw-dropping gold medal finish in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is back home in the Philippines. GOLDEN GIRL--Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz arrives at NAIA on July 28, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) The 30-year-old athlete arrived...
