After the high of Tokyo 2020 came the inevitable letdown. Hidilyn Diaz returned to the Philippines as her country's first Olympic champion and suddenly felt aimless.
(Photo courtesy of the Filipino Community - Samahang Pinoy Vietnam) MANILA-The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has expressed its appreciation to Staff Sgt. Hidilyn F. Diaz for bringing honor to the country and service by winning the gold medal in the Women's 55kg category in weightlifting during the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Hanoi, Vietnam. "The PAF is once again proud of Staff Sgt. Hidilyn F. Diaz PAF who won the gold medal for the Women's 55kg Category for Weightlifting during the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on May 20, 2022," said Air Force spokesperson, Col. Maynardo Mariano, in a statement Saturday. Diaz, who is from Zamboanga, was the first athlete to bring the gold medal during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for weightlifting of the same category. "The men and women of the PAF are proud of its soldier athletes who competed and bagged several medals for the Philippines at the 31st Southeast Asian Games," Mariano said. Despite bei
Philippine hero Hidilyn Diaz won a second straight weightlifting gold at the SEA Games on Friday, calling it a first step towards the defence of her Olympic crown at Paris 2024.
Philippine hero Hidilyn Diaz won a second straight weightlifting gold at the SEA Games on Friday, calling it a first step towards the defence of her Olympic crown at Paris 2024.
Congratulatory remarks poured in for Olympic champ Hidilyn Diaz following her second gold medal win at the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Friday, May 20.