Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP) Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo is bracing for the final stretch of her journey to reach Paris and see action in a fifth straight Olympic Games later this year. The Tokyo Olympics weightlifting gold medalist seems unshakable in the top 10 of the women’s … Read more
Boxers Nesthy Petecio (left) and Carlo Paalam won silver medals in the last Olympics but are now hard-pressed to make the grade for the next one in Paris like Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo (photobelow), the Tokyo gold medalist trying to make it to the French capital via the long route. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS0 For the nation’s premier … Read more
Young kids attend the ground-breaking ceremony for Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo’s newest weightlifting academy. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO From Olympic weightlifting gold medalist to philanthropist. Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo proved she is more than just a beacon of hope by providing something more tangible that can help young athletes take the same path to glory she did: A training center in … Read more