Weightlifting

In weightlifting, an athlete challenges his/her limits by lifting the heaviest weight overhead for a single repetition. It’s just an amazing thing to do the impossible! Olympic weightlifting is not a popular sport in the Philippines. It just received a recent fame boost due to the recent...

JAKARTA – Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz lifted the spirits of a Philippine contingent lost in the thick of top-class competition by winning the gold medal in the same event that catapulted her to Olympic fame –  the 53Kg class in women’s weightlifting – in the Asian Games here...

Philippines' weighlifting bet Hidilyn Diaz vows to put a better show, still with her heart out, to take a new chance to lift the nation's name back to the grandest event in the field of Sports that is set to happen in Japan next year. Diaz is halfway through her return to the Olympic stage as...

2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz overcame slow start but managed to finish strong to pick up a couple of bronze medals in the women's 55-kilogram category at the 2019 World Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. The competitions are considered gold level, which means that the results...

HIDILYN Diaz, the country’s best hope in the world weightlifting events, settled for a third place finish in the IWF 2019 World Championship held in Pattaya, Thailand late Friday night. A silver medalist in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, Diaz ended up with a bronze behind Liao Quiyun and...

Published January 18, 2020, 6:29 PM Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz and her team left for Italy Saturday, giving her time to prepare and adjust in time for the Rome 2020 World Cup slated January 27 to 31. Diaz, who won her first gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games the...

January 18, 2020 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — With all eyes looking towards the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, the MVP Sports Foundation has solidified its all-out support to 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Hidilyn Diaz, so that she can focus on her training and eventually bring pride to the...

January 19, 2020 | 11:19 pm SOUTHEAST Asian Games gold medalist and Olympic weightlifting silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz made a courtesy call to PLDT-Smart Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifiers. Diaz is a beneficiary of the MVP Sports Foundation, an...

Posted at Jan 22 2020 03:20 PM MANILA, Philippines – As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics nears, the MVP Sports Foundation has solidified its support for Hidilyn Diaz so she can focus on her training and bring pride to the country on the grandest stage in sports. Diaz, the country's only female...

January 22, 2020 With all eyes looking towards the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, the MVP Sports Foundation has solidified its full-fledged support to 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Hidilyn Diaz, so that she can focus on her training and eventually bring pride to the country on the grandest stage...