Olympics Results, July 26: Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz tonight made history as she delivered the Philippines’ first-ever gold in the Olympics after 97 years, raising the nation’s flag as the Philippine National Anthem was heard for the first time playing for the winner on the world’s greatest sports stage.
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Olympics Schedule Today: Philippines’ Boxers Petecio and Paalam, Lifter Diaz, Skater Didal
Olympics Schedule Today, July 26, 2021: Team Philippines’ boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, and skateboarder Margielyn Didal see action in their events.
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5 World-Class Filipino athletes raising the flag in SEA Games and Tokyo Olympics
Five world-class Filipino athletes got together this week and pledged to fight for the Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The champions – Pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena, gymnast Carlos “Caloy” Yulo, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial – were seen together in a video […]
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