Last night, the Philippines was awake and celebrating the victory of our first Gold Medal in the Olympics! That's courtesy of our very own Hidilyn Diaz who ruled the 55kg Weighlifting event in Tokyo.
She's the epitome of perseverance, patience and faith.
Perseverance because this is her 4th Olympic outing. She debuted in Beijing in 2008, followed by London 2012. In both instances, she didn't even reach the finals. She scored Silver in Brazil 2016 and it led her to her now-Gold-winning performance in Tokyo.
Patience because she waited 16 years for her dream to be fulfilled. And she's been training for this for 19 years, starting at a young age of 11.
Faith because she attributed her victory not just to herself and her team, but to The Lord and Mama Mary. She proudly showed off her Miraculous Medal along side her Gold Medal, showing to the world that these 2 medals are equally important to her.
With those 3, Hidilyn deserves all the accolades she's receiving.
You gold, Girl!
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