"I expected to win, but when you hold this already, it's like, 'Wow, I never thought this would happen today,' " Hidilyn Diaz said afterward Adam Carlson is the senior editor for human interest at ...

The Philippine sports community, led by Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, hailed Alex Eala’s dream run in the 2025 Miami ...

Muattar Nabieva of Uzbekistan set the Olympic record of 98kg in the snatch, where Diaz was unable to complete her attempt at 99kg. Nabieva was less of a factor in the clean and jerk and wound up in ...

Alex Eala just made Philippine history as she beat world no. 2 Iga Swiatek at the Miami Open quarterfinals early Thursday ...

Hidilyn Diaz couldn’t be more grateful to walk at the Bench Body of Work and show off the body that allowed the Philippines to clinch its first-ever gold medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On ...

2022 Philippines' Hidilyn Diaz in action during the women's 55kg REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa Almost a year after she became the first athlete from the Philippines to win an Olympic gold medal ...

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, volleyball players Eya Laure and John Vic de Guzman, and footballer Anton del Rosario show off their physiques at the Bench Body of Work MANILA, Philippines – Filipino ...

Weightlifting heroine Hidilyn Diaz and fellow Filipino athletes Remedy Rule and Asa Miller join over 400 Olympians who ask the International Olympic Committee to prioritize the 'care of our planet ...

1) The Philippines, population 110 million, would — after being part of the Summer Games since 1924 — win its first gold medal! In, of all things, the 55-kilogram category women’s weightlifting! “I ...