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World weightlifting body adopts reforms in bid to avoid IOC ban

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Weightlifting may be removed from Paris ‘24

Unless constitutional reforms are done from within the organization, weightlifting faces the possibility of being deleted from the calendar of events in the 2024...

4 female weightlifters may become Diaz’s successors

After delivering the Philippines’ first gold medal in the Olympic Games courtesy of Hidilyn Diaz, the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas said on Tuesday that...

Forum tackles weightlifting, Paralympics

Members of the Philippine delegation to the Tokyo Paralympics and the top man of the National Sports Association that produced the country’s first ever...

Hidilyn’s Team HD gets minor revamp

A young and promising weighlifter will most likely join Hidilyn Diaz, the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, when she plunges into serious training for...

HD gets hero’s welcome

Hidilyn Diaz, who delivered the country’s first Olympic gold medal, returned home Wednesday with the hope that other athletes who follow in her footsteps...

Long wait is over

Weightlifter and Zamboanga native Hidilyn Diaz finally ended the country’s long, long wait for an Olympic gold medal with two records at that. If you...

Thank you, Hidilyn

With their eyes glued to a television in Zamboanga, the family of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz yelled "push, push, push!" as she hoisted the bar...

The big Lift: Hidilyn Diaz goes for gold, inspiration, legacy

More than winning a medal, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz is hoping to provide inspiration to the next generation and leave a lasting legacy as she...

Diaz gets 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz got her second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday night in Kuala, Lumpur Malaysia, a couple of weeks before...

Elreen Ando: An answered prayer, 3 years in advance

Elreen Ando, who is set to emerge from the shadow of Hidilyn Diaz, wasn’t dreaming of being in the Tokyo Olympics. Sure the Olympics is...

Ando secures Olympic slot for weightlifting

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Diaz: No promises to win gold, I just want to do it

Jasin, Malaysia—Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz grunts with the effort of hoisting a barbell over her head in an outdoor makeshift gym ringed by banana...

Hidilyn Diaz lurking in the shadows

I recall the first time I interviewed Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz. It was in March of 2016, months before the Rio Olympics. I...
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