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TOKYO – Away from the din of celebration in the weightlifting arena, coach Antonio Agustin felt the joy, excitement and fulfillment of Hidilyn Diaz’s triumph. “My masterpiece,” said Agustin of the Olympic gold winner whom he trained and coached from 2004 to 2017. TRACKER: Hidilyn Diaz at the Tokyo Olympics …

Games Wednesday (PCV Socio-Civic & Cultural Center) 3 p.m. – Chery Tiggo vs Sta. Lucia 6 p.m. – Bali Pure vs Creamline BACARRA, Ilocos Norte — Choco Mucho is banking on talented setter Deanna Wong's familiarity with the team's top stars who happened to be her former Ateneo teammates to …

MANILA, Philippines — The year was 2014, and Hildilyn Diaz, dealing with a knee injury and the loss of a coach, was in what she described as her downtime as an athlete. Before a Catholic Church-led conference some few years back, she spoke of a spiritual hunger and emptiness that …

TOKYO – The morning after the historic moment in the weightlifting arena, there’s an inescapable feeling that the golden breakthrough could open the floodgates for a steady stream of Olympic victories moving forward. The gnawing challenge and pressure of winning the first Olympic gold has burst in the air, and …

MANILA, Philippines – When it rains, it pours. A hero’s welcome, a bounty worth in the tens of millions, a luxurious condo unit at posh Eastwood and a warm hug from her mother and her family await Hidilyn Diaz when she returns home following her breakthrough Tokyo Olympics gold medal …

MANILA, Philippines — There seems to be no rest for the weary after weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won a historic gold in the Women's 55kg weightlifting event on Monday. Diaz said she will now turn her attention to preparing for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in July 2022 and weightlifting World …

MANILA, Philippines – The Manny V. Pangilinan Sports Foundation (MVPSF) came into being in 2011 with an ultimate goal in mind — help the country produce its first Olympic gold medalist. The decade-long wait was all worth it. TRACKER: Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics “Wow as in Wow,” said …

MANILA, Philippines – Fil-Japanese Judoka Kiyomi Watanabe was raring to go in her Olympic debut in the Women's -63kg Judo, but in just 38 seconds Spain's Cristina Cabana Perez ended her journey. In just the opening seconds of their Round of 32 match, Cabana Perez managed to grab hold of …

Games Tuesday (PCV Socio-Civic & Cultural Center) 3 p.m. – Choco Mucho vs Cignal HD 6 p.m. – PLDT vs Petro Gazz BACARRA, Ilocos Norte — Chery Tiggo vented its ire on a rusty Perlas side as it hacked out a 25-10, 27-25, 25-23 win Monday to reclaim the third …

TOKYO – Three days into the Tokyo Olympics boxing competitions, the four-strong Team Philippines remained intact, their sights fixedly set on the ultimate prize. Nesthy Petecio cleared her path of the biggest obstacle in the women’s featherweight class as she beat Taiwanese top seed Lin Yu-ting, 3-2, in a slam-bang …