USA's Simone Biles gets ready to compete in the uneven bars event of the artistic gymnastics women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) Simone Biles' participation in the rest of the Tokyo...
Antonio Agustin (MB Photo) TOKYO — Antonio Agustin is no painter. But his were the broad strokes that helped create a Van Gogh, a Da Vinci, in XXXII Olympiad weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. “She’s my masterpiece,” said Agustin, Diaz’s coach from 2003 to 2014, including the...
7-day quarantine at Sofitel for Team HD in compliance to travel protocol Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women's 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) TOKYO — For...
Remedy Rule (MB File Photo) Remedy Rule made it to the semifinals of the women's 200-meter butterfly event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday night, July 27. Rule, who won two silver and two bronze medals in the 2019 SEA Games, ended up last in Heat 3 but did enough to finish at No....
Photo from AFP Thrice in the history of the Philippines’ participation in the Olympics, the nation’s anthem “Lupang Hinirang” was a heartbeat away from being heard in the podium ceremony of the greatest sporting show on earth. The national anthem was actually played in two Olympic editions...
Gloria Diaz photo from this MB article: https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/30/gloria-diaz-on-new-miss-universe-ph-i-love-the-winner/ Hidilyn Diaz photo from AFP Perhaps, all the Filipinos who bear the surname Diaz were a bit prouder than the others after Hidilyn wrote history and gave the Philippine its...
Photo from AFP College of St. Benilde congratulated its student Hidilyn Diaz on becoming the first Filipino to win an Olympic gold medal. The school, which is part of the La Salle institution, paid tribute to Diaz after her historic triumph in the women’s 55-kg category at the Tokyo Games. “The...
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz can expect "millions" worth of incentives from President Duterte following her epic triumph at the Tokyo Games. Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz reacts after placing first in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo...
Resolutions of commendation and congratulations started flooding the House of Representatives as many jubilant lawmakers aired their elation over Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz’s gold medal feat in the Tokyo Olympics. House of Representatives facade Philippine Olympics Committee president and...
Shown in this file photo is Hidilyn Diaz's mother Emelita, second from left, during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila. (MB File Photo) Recently crowned Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz turned to one of the most important people in her life after that historic achievement in...
A few years after her name was dragged in an alleged ouster plot against President Duterte, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo has congratulated Filipino weight lifter Hidilyn Diaz for winning the first-ever Olympic gold for the Philippines. Gold medallist Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz...
A rainbow is seen during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on July 27, 2021, as Tropical Storm Nepartak approached Japan's northeast coast. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) A tropical storm churned towards Japan and the Olympic Games on Tuesday, whipping up welcome waves...
