Diaz won the women’s 55kg category in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021. It’s the first-ever gold medal of the Philippines.
She won silver in a lower weight class in Rio, then becoming the first woman from Philippines to win any Olympic medal. π΅π
History. Made.
Hidilyn Diaz has won the first ever gold medal for Philippines!#PHI #Gold #PHI #Gold #PHI #Gold pic.twitter.com/hrhavf2Iyp
— Olympics (@Olympics) July 26, 2021
HISTORY MADE! π₯
Hidilyn Diaz (Weightlifting) gives the Philippines its ππ’π«π¬π ππ―ππ« ππππ πππππ π’π§ ππ‘π ππ₯π²π¦π©π’π πππ¦ππ¬ with a win in the Womenβs 55kg in Tokyo 2020! π΅π ππΌββοΈ
Mabuhay ka Hidilyn at ang #GalingngAtletangPililino! pic.twitter.com/7bLYNzVIvF
— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) July 26, 2021
Hidilyn Diaz wins Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold https://t.co/5wzQSc7cXE
— The Manila Times (@TheManilaTimes) July 26, 2021
