Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is now engaged to boyfriend and coach Julius Naranjo. Hidilyn Diaz (right) and Julius Naranjo (Julius Naranjo's Instagram account) Diaz announced their engagement on social medial Saturday, Oct. 16. "It's YES! It was a magical moment with @imjulius," wrote Diaz on...
A birthday celebration and a mom's blessing. Hidilyn Diaz (left) and her boyfriend-coach Julius Naranjo (Photo from PAL) That's what's in store for Olympic gold medalist, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz following the arrival of her parents from Zamboanga on Thursday night, August 5. Reports said the...
000_9H346T Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will surely go down as one of the sports icons in Philippine history following her historic first gold medal for the Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics. The 30-year-old Diaz ruled the 55-kilogram women’s category in record setting fashion to win the...
Chinese coach Kaiwen Gao helps Hidilyn Diaz during training in Malaysia prior to the Tokyo Olympics. (From Hidilyn Diaz Instagram) It’s time to move on for Chinese mentor Gao Kaiwen and Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. After all, it’s mission accomplished for the two in the Tokyo Olympics....
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz shows her Tokyo Olympics gold medal to MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, former Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Ricky Vargas and MVPSF president Al Panlilio during a virtual meeting last Thursday, July 29. As promised, the MVP...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz,third from left, with her 'HD TEam' of sports nutritionist Jeaneth Aro, sports psychologist Dr. Karen Trinidad, Chinese head coach Kaiwen Gao, and strength and conditioning mentor Julius Naranjo. (Photo from Hidilyn Diaz Instagram @hidilyndiaz) Three months before...
Hidilyn Diaz trains in Malacca, Malaysia in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. (Screenshot from “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) It will be Hidilyn Diaz's fourth straight campaign in the Summer Games when competitions begin at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23. Many see this...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz trains with strength and conditioning coach Julius Naranjo in Malacca City, Malaysia in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Screenshot from a documentary “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz...
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz dominates the 59kg division in an online event Eleiko Email International Lifters Tournament held July 24 and 25. (MB File Photo) Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz is still keeping her options open with regards to the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT)...
