Photo from AFP The man who provided a place for Hidilyn Diaz to continue her training for the Tokyo Olympics while in Malaysia is beaming with pride after the weightlifter became the first Filipino to win a gold in the world’s biggest sporting stage. Ahmad Janius, who serves as deputy president...
Discounts and other food deals are in store! Hidilyn Diaz winning the first Olympic gold for the Philippines at the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition , ending our country’s 97-year drought, breaking the 127kg Olympic record in the clean and jerk event, and hearing “Lupang Hinirang” in...
Remedy Rule (File photo) Remedy Rule ended her Tokyo Olympics campaign after falling short in the semifinals of the 200-meter butterfly event on Wednesday morning, July 28 at the Tokyo Aquatics Center. Rule clocked in two minutes and 12.89 seconds in the second semifinal, good for a 15th place...
The Muntinlupa City Council will pass a resolution to honor weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who made history by winning the Philippines’ first ever gold medal at the Olympics. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro said the resolution will be discussed during the City Council’s next session on Monday....
From left, swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso, jumper Simon Toribio and boxer Jose Villanueva The Philippines is assured of having multiple medal winners in the Olympic Games for the first time since 1932 following boxer Nesthy Petecio’s victory in the women’s featherweight division. Petecio’s...
When it rains, it pours so they say, and this adage was proven true by Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. Fresh from her historic feat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan that gave her more than P50 million in cash rewards and other perks, weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz received...
Here's more good news for Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said cash gifts and other rewards to be received by Diaz--the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist--won't be subject to income tax. Hidilyn Diaz shortly after her 'golden' moment in the ongoing Tokyo...
Nesthy Petecio turns emotional after winning her bout against Colombia’s Yeni Marcela Arias Castañeda. (AFP) Nesthy Petecio overpowered Colombia’s Yeni Marcela Arias Castañeda to advance to the boxing semifinal of the women’s 54-57kgs in the Tokyo Olympics Wednesday. Petecio’s quality...
USA's Simone Biles gestures during the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) Simone Biles was mulling her Olympic future on Wednesday as athletes, celebrities and public...
Bermuda's Flora Duffy celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's individual triathlon competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) Flora Duffy made Olympic history on Tuesday, winning the women's...
USA's Kathleen Ledecky reacts after winning a semifinal of the women's 200m freestyle swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) US star Katie Ledecky will seek revenge against Australian rival Ariarne...
How do we thank thee? Let us count the ways Congratulations are pouring in on social media after Hidilyn Diaz won the first-ever Olympic gold for the Philippines. And she won not just one but two. Netizens are going crazy posting different photos of Hidilyn as they send congratulations, and express...
