There are plenty of words to describe how special July 26 is for Philippine sports icon Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo. For one, it was the day Diaz delivered the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the Philippines four years ago, ruling the women 's 55kg weightlifting event in the pandemic-delayed Tokyo...
The Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) is confident of discovering future champions and making them ready for a strong campaign in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. SWP president Monico Puentevella said Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo 's victory in Tokyo four years ago served as an inspiration for...
LAOAG CITY -- Chrisia Mae Tajarros is dreaming of becoming an astronaut someday -- a big ambition for the middle-distance runner whose parents are fish vendors in Leyte. Though anything is possible with a determined heart, the 13-year-old athlete could proudly say she is already on cloud nine. Just...
LAOAG CITY – Four-time Olympian Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo was mesmerized by the growth of weightlifting after making huge waves in the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021. In the 2025 Palarong Pambansa here, the Zamboanga native’s dream of discovering talents who could follow her footsteps is taking one big...
For bringing pride and glory to the country with every lift she did in an outstanding sporting journey, a weightlifting icon is set for enshrinement in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Hall of Fame. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz (File) Hidilyn Diaz, the humble lady from...
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan -- Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo feels a sense of nostalgia as she watches young weightlifters, including her niece Reynadine Marie Jimenez, compete in the 2024 Batang Pinoy Championship here. Hidilyn Diaz watches her niece, Reynadine Marie Jimenez of Rizal,...
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo accomplished another feat in her career, completing the Athlete Career Transition Sports Ethics and Integrity short course at KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) in Belgium recently. Hidilyn Diaz, right, completes the Athlete Career...
Marikina City 1st district Rep. Marjorie Ann "Maan" Teodoro (Facebook) Marikina City 1st district Rep. Marjorie Ann "Maan" Teodoro wants to help the city produce its first Olympic gold medalist. This, as she revealed plans of...
PARIS – After its historic performance in the 2020 Tokyo Games, the Philippine weightlifting sank to its lowest in recent memory, and its fall from grace could be likened to a TV soap opera. Vanessa Sarno (AP) Two DNF’s (did not finish) cards in three days – the latest by world No. 4 Vanessa...
PARIS – Here’s one pleasant news for Filipino athletes still competing in the Paris Olympics here. Hidilyn Diaz (File) Hidilyn Diaz, the country’s first Olympic gold medal winner, is arriving in the French capital as a member of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Athletes...
Hidilyn Diaz successfully inaugurated her newly built weightlifting academy on the anniversary of her Olympic gold medal win on Friday, July 26. Hidilyn Diaz inaugurates weightlifting academy (Hidilyn Diaz on Instagram) The weightlifter became the first Filipino to lift the...
Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo and Filipina racer Bianca Bustamante both landed on the cover of Vogue Philippines’ July issue. Left: Hidilyn Diaz and Bianca Bustamante (Vogue Philippines) The fashion and lifestyle magazine is kicking off the Summer Olympic month with...
