Tag: DiazNaranjo
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo may have bid her Olympic dream au revoir, but her legacy will remain untainted
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo—REUTERS Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Philippines’ unrivaled Olympics heroine, is not going to the Paris 2024 Games. But shed no tear for the greatest Filipino weightlifter of all time, even as Father Time denied her a fifth straight appearance—which she doggedly chased in the last two years—in the Olympics. “I love this sport, I don’t…
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Diaz-Naranjo gets closer to Paris target lift
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo’s target lift for the Paris Olympics will remain a secret for now. —AFP Diaz-Naranjo gets closer to Paris target lift But the nation’s sports heroine would rather keep her cards close to her chest and let her performance do the talking. “I’m already at 90 to 95 percent and I expect to achieve…
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Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, PH lifters aim to bolster Olympic bids in Doha tilt
FILE – The Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) MANILA, Philippines–Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo has two more tournaments left in her bid for an unprecedented fifth straight Olympic Games. The…
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Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo moves training away from distractions
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo. —AFP Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo prefers to stay out of the limelight and silently work her way up. The country’s only Olympic gold medalist left for Bahrain and embarked on a two-week training camp in the capital city of Manama to keep her in tip-top shape in time for another crucial Olympic qualification meet. Diaz-Naranjo…
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Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo proves she is more than an inspirational figure as she breaks ground on ‘factory’ of champs
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…
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Finishing out of the podium, Diaz-Naranjo picks up valuable insights for her Olympic journey
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo has something to smile about despite dropping out of the medal race in weightlifting. —ASIAN GAMES POOL There should be adequate worry over the country’s attempt to at least replicate what has been the most successful Olympic trip by Team Philippines ever in Tokyo two years ago. Four medals, one of them the…
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Obiena says breakthrough Olympic gold by Diaz-Naranjo has national athletes ‘pumped’ for Paris Games – rezal404
Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz reacts while competing in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Ernest John Obiena is the first Filipino to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics. But the pole vault superstar is…
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Ando braces for duel vs Diaz-Naranjo in SK – rezal404
Elreen Ann Ando (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Elreen Ann Ando is bracing for a formidable challenge in the Asian Weightlifting Championship where her toughest foe won’t be from another country. Ando is headed for a showdown with Olympic gold medalist and compatriot Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo. The tournament, scheduled May 3 to 13 in Jinji,…
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Young bets show PH weightlifting in good hands even after Diaz-Naranjo with seven gold medals in World Youth meet – rezal404
Rosalinda Faustino lifts 100 kilograms (kg) to secure the clean and jerk gold in the girls’ 55-kg division before starring in the awarding where the Lupang Hinirang was played for the seventh time. —PHOTOS COURTESY OF INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION Each of the five bets the Philippines sent to the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation World Youth…
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