LOOK: Filipino Hidilyn Diaz bagged silver in the 2016 Rio
Hidilyn Diaz
gave the Philippines its first silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Diaz, 25, made history for the Philippines as she broke a 20-year
medal drought of the Philippines in the Olympic
by securing a silver medal in the women's 53-kg weightlifting division of the
2016 Summer Games early Monday morning.
A native of Zamboanga City, Diaz becomes the first
female athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines.
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