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...
Eumir Marcial With just two weeks to go before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial said that he and the other 18 members of Team Philippines offer their campaign to the men and women that lost their lives in a tragic C-130 plane crash last week. “We offer our best...
Manny V. Pangilinan Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes of Team Philippines will get a chance to become instant millionaires. This is after the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) approved during a board meeting Thursday, July 8 that it will grant a cash reward to 19 Filipino athletes with podium finishes in...
Rio Olympics silver medalist 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) Instead of dodging questions regarding chances of winning...
Hidilyn Diaz continues with her training in Malaysia in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. (Hidilyn Diaz Instagram) In the previous editions of the Olympics, the Philippines would pin its hopes on boxing as a source of medal, and twice in the history of the Games, Filipino pugilists delivered with...
The silver medalist weightlifter talks about her preparation for the coming Summer Olympics, her mission for the country, and being a ‘mandirigma’ in the modern world LABAN PARA SA PINAS Filipino wightlifter and airwoman Hidilyn Diaz If there’s anything noteworthy about the pandemic, that...
Elreen Ann Ando's Facebook Tokyo Olympics-bound weightlifter Elreen Ann Ando will continue with her daily training in Cebu City as she prepares for her Olympic debut next month in Japan. Ando, who earned an Olympic spot in the 64-kilogram women’s category via the continental rankings, said she...
Hidilyn Daz continues to train in Malacca, Malaysia. (Screenshot from Hidilyn Diaz's video on Instagram) Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz said she has yet to receive a go signal with regards to the schedule of departure for Japan as she continues to wait for updates from local sports officials....
A screenshot from a video Hidilyn Diaz posted on her Facebook account Friday about her experience on her first jab of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 last May 7 in Malaysia. As the government gave the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 to members of the national team, Tokyo Olympics-bound...
This picture taken on May 21, 2021 shows Olympic weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz of the Philippines lifting weights during a training session in Jasin in the Malaysian city of Malacca. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz grunts with the effort of hoisting a barbell over her...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / PNA Photo) The national government has granted the request for national team athletes to get their vaccines for COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force elevated the...
