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Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz Wins the First Olympic Medal for the Philippines in 2 Years - Preen
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins silver in Rio | Inquirer Sports

RIO DE JANEIRO — Hidilyn Diaz ended the country’s 20-year dry spell in the Olympics by snaring the silver medal in the 53-kilogram class of the weightlifting competition at the Riocentro Pavilion 2 here.

Diaz and the handful of Filipinos in the gallery were already celebrating her third-best, bronze-clinching total of 200 kg when China’s erstwhile frontrunner Li Yajun failed in her third and final attempt to lift 126 kg in the clean and jerk and scratched out of the contest.

Li, who actually tied the Olympic record in the snatch, failed in all three tries at 126.

Realizing that Li had bungled it, the three-time Olympian Diaz jumped in joy and raised her arms in triumph.

The country’s first medalist in weightlifting then sought out her coach and top delegation officials.

It did not really matter that Diaz’s total lift was 12 kg lighter than that of the 212 of gold medalist Hsu Shu-ching of Chinese Taipei.

The silver already glittered like gold.

South Korea’s Yoon Jin-hee snared the bronze with a total lift of 199 kg.

“Naramdaman ko ang presence ni God kanina nung bumubuhat ako,” said the 25-year-old Diaz, a native of Zamboanga City.

“I expected to win the bronze going to this competition, na-shock ako nung sinabi sa akin na na-zero yung China.”

The silver medal means a cash windfall for Diaz under the government’s incentive program for medalists in the Olympics. Delegation officials said she stood to pocket at least P5 milllion in bonuses. SFM

Nestor Colonia failed all his three attempts at 154 kg in the clean and jerk and, like the Chinese who yielded a sure gold in Diaz’s weight class, scratched out of the competition won by China’s Long Qingquan in a new Olympic record of 307 kg.

Congrats to Hidilyn ! She made world recognize our country with our flag raised. Another Zambuangena lifter like Sebastian. Our sports body should focus on these mere talent sports like weightlifting and shooting. Dami natin loose firearms, military and rebels,someone out there must be a marksman. Naunahan pa tayo ng Vietnamn sa gold, sunod dyan Timor East na. Hilig ng pinoy basketball na wala naman kapagapagasa sa mga higanteng Westerners.

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so proud of her, good job!

[chua_riwap]

laki ng gastos sa Gilas, pero nganga.
pero eto, weighlifter, babae pa. congrats hidilyn!

[Lew_Alcindor]

Now we know the sport we should concentrate on.
Height now needed.
No special equipment required.

[yebo]

dami nga sports na pwede tayo mag excel pero wala dun ang concentration ng psc. basketball ng basketball e pag maglaro naman mga players nila half-hearted lagi kasi inaalagaan yung contract nila sa professional teams nila.

weight lifting, swimming, diving, track and field, etc. dyan dapat binubuhos ang pera hindi sa basketball.

[XTO]

Now we know the sport we should concentrate on.
Height now needed.
No special equipment required.

Galing! Diving pwedeng pwede rin.

Yung mga sumukong addict, pondohan para magbuhat ng magbuhat.

[MR_BIG18]

Now we know the sport we should concentrate on.
Height now needed.
No special equipment required.

Youll still have to shell out around 20k for the shoes, belt, sleeves and gear....food and supplimentation are also expensive...on rest days dapat may sports massage to recuperate..

[MR_BIG18]

dami nga sports na pwede tayo mag excel pero wala dun ang concentration ng psc. basketball ng basketball e pag maglaro naman mga players nila half-hearted lagi kasi inaalagaan yung contract nila sa professional teams nila.

weight lifting, swimming, diving, track and field, etc. dyan dapat binubuhos ang pera hindi sa basketball.

We have a big chance at shooting sports like benchrest shooting, ipsc is also ok, problem is its not in the olympics yet.

[_Cathy_]

Nagka gold na ba ang Philippines?

[XTO]

Nagka gold na ba ang Philippines?

Silver pa lang sa Olympics. 1964 boxing and Onyok iirc.