Tag: #Hidilyn Diaz
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Pacquiao shows support to Tokyo-bound Diaz
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has extended support to weightlifting icon Hidilyn Diaz after the latter secured her spot to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics recently.
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Ramirez: Diaz is country’s best bet for an Olympic medal
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez believes that veteran weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has the best chance to capture a medal in this year’s Tokyo Olympics.
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Hidilyn Diaz formalizes fourth Olympics stint
Hidilyn Diaz clinched her fourth straight Olympic berth after finishing fourth overall in the women’s 55kg category in the Asian Weightlifting Championship Sunday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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Diaz excited to compete in Tashkent tournament
Filipino veteran weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz tries to formalize her entry to this year’s Tokyo Olympics as she competes in the Asian Weightlifting Championship Sunday, April 18, in Tashkent Uzbekistan.
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9 Filipino lifters start bid in Asian tilt
Hidilyn Diaz leads eight other Filipinos as the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championship, the region’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT), kicks off Saturday, April 17, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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Sports officials to athletes: Stay vigilant against COVID-19
Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) chief Monico Puentevella said that he could only remind the weightlifting national team to practice the minimum health protocols and always be cautious in hopes to avoid being infected with COVID-19.
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Diaz hopes to do well in Asian Championship
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz said she is aiming for the best possible finish in the Asian Weightlifting Championship set April 16 to 21 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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Diaz to formalize Tokyo berth in Tashkent OQT
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz and her "HD Team" left Malaysia for Uzbekistan Friday, April 9, ahead of the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent next week.
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CDM Araneta: At least 16 athletes in Tokyo Olympics
Nonong Araneta hopes the quality of Olympic qualifiers and aspirants would translate to a podium finish in the 2021 Tokyo Games scheduled July 23 to Aug. 8.
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Diaz looks forward to next month’s OQT
The team of Olympian Hidilyn Diaz has set a swab testing for COVID-19 in preparation for her participation in the Asian Weightlifting Championships on April 16 to 21 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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POC chief confident of forming bigger contingent to Tokyo Games
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino is confident more Filipino athletes will earn berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics following the recent addition of boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam to the Japan-bound contingent.
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Scribes to honor weightlifter Diaz, boxers Marcial and Magno
Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz leads a short but solid list of sportsmen and entities to be handed out with citations in the SMC-PSA (Philippine Sportswriters Association) Annual Awards Night Saturday next week at the TV5 Media Center.
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Diaz wants to inspire young athletes
More than the medals she delivered for the country, Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz values the chance to inspire the youth.
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No let up for Diaz in KL training camp
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz knows the expectations for another magnificent performance in the Tokyo Olympics where she is among the favorites to win a medal.
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What 31 years of the Philippine Sports Commission mean to the country
Shunning fanfare for charity, the Philippine Sports Commission, on January 24, 2020 —30 years after the Eighth Congress created and established Republic Act No. 6847 known as the PSC Act — celebrated three decades of existence by donating its anniversary budget to victims of the Taal Volcano explosion a week earlier, little knowing that a deadly global crisis that would require more than just foregoing party funds was about to break out less than eight weeks later.
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PH athletes unalarmed amid rumors of Olympics cancellation
Tokyo Olympics bound boxer Irish Magno said there is nothing she can do except to continue training amid growing concerns over the possible cancellation of the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Filipino lifters ready for OQT
Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella expressed confidence that the last Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Asia in Uzbekistan will push through this April.
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PSC chief favors foreign training of elite PH athletes
Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez said the foreign training of elite national athletes is a huge boost as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics and Southeast Asian Games.