Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon has filed Senate Resolution No. 799 congratulating and commending Hidilyn Diaz for bringing honor and glory to the country as the first Filipino Olympic gold medalist.
“Diaz has brought joy, honor and pride to the country and has lifted the hopes of an entire nation amid the uncertainties and challenges that we face today,” Drilon said.
On Monday, Diaz won the gold medal in the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting competition at the Tokyo Olympics. The Zamboanga-born athlete lifted a record-setting combined weight of 224kg.
Drilon said Diaz’s historic win ended the country’s quest for a gold medal in the Olympics.
“Hidilyn Diaz made history for the Philippines by 2 winning the gold medal in the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting competition at the 3 Tokyo Olympics, which finally ended the country’s quest for a gold medal in the 4 quadrennial Olympics after 97 years,” Drilon said in filing Senate Resolution 799
The country had never won any gold medal since it first joined the Olympics in 1924, he noted.
Diaz previously won a silver medal in the women’s 53-kilogram weightlifting division at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro and became the country’s first female athlete to win an Olympics medal, the resolution states.
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