by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Apr 19, 2021 | Good Sport
The Philippines’ weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has secured a Tokyo Olympics berth after her strong finish at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan, her first event this year. The 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist claimed her spot in the Tokyo...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Nov 18, 2020 | Good Sport
Bohol’s Vanessa Sarno bagged three gold medals for the Philippines on the sixth day of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Online Youth World Cup organized by Lima, Peru. The 17-year-old Sarno won her gold medals in the women’s 71 kilogram contest...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Aug 10, 2016 | Good Sport
The Philippines’ weightlifter, Hidilyn Diaz, won the silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Filipina lifter scored a total of 200 kg in the clean and jerk lift to win the medal in the women’s 53 kg weightlifting class. The win gives the country the first silver...
