End of drought... No doubt, Diaz made it!

TWENTY-YEAR MEDAL DROUGHT OF TEAM PHILIPPINES IN SUMMER OLYMPICS OFFICIALLY ENDED TODAY… AFTER NATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTER HIDILYN DIAZ SNATCHED A SILVER MEDAL IN THE WOMEN’S 53-KILOGRAM CLASS OF THE ON-GOING 31^ST OLYMPIC GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL.

THE 25-YEAR OLD ZAMBOANGA NATIVE LIFTED A TOTAL 200-KILOGRAM MASS WHICH CAME FROM HER 88-KILOGRAM LIFT FROM SNATCH AND 112-KILOGRAM IN CLEAN AND JERK.

DUE TO HER VICTORY… DIAZ WILL BE RECEIVING A FIVE-MILLION CASH INCENTIVES WHICH IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10699 OR THE NATIONAL ATHLETES AND COACHES BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES ACT WHICH WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR BY FORMER PRESIDENT NOYNOY AQUINO.

MEANWHILE, HSU SHU CHING OF CHINESE TAIPEI BAGGED THE GOLD MEDAL AWARD FROM HER UNQUESTIONABLE 212-KILOGRAM LIFT IN THE TOURNAMENT… WHILE SOUTH KOREAN BET YUN JOON HEE FINISHED 3^RD LIFTING 199-KILOS.

IN AN EXCLUSIVE PHONE INTERVIEW OF SPORTS RADIO 918… DIAZ ADMITTED THAT IT WAS A SURPRISED FOR HER AND THANK GOD FOR THE WIN.

         "Kanina sobrang saya, hindi ko inexpect na manalo ako ng silver. Sabi ko, 'Lord bronze lang hinihingi ko, ma-perform ko lang ng maayos, silver ang ibinigay mo sa akin, KAKAIBA KA!" said Diaz.

THE THREE-TIME OLYMPIAN ADDED THAT HER INCENTIVES WILL BENEFIT HER STUDY AND PLAN OF BUILDING UP A TRAINING FACILITY IN HER HOMETOWN IN ZAMBOANGA CITY.

       "Lahat po ng sakripisyo ko nabayaran ng medalyang ito ni God... kasi yung plano ko kailangan kong mag-medalya, kailangan ko ng pera. Kasi may plano ako sa Mampang Weightlifting Club, kailangan kong bumili ng lupa, para maitayo ko yung gym para sa mga bata. Tapos kailangan ko ng pera para mag-aral ako... about Sports Science of Sports Management..."

ASIDE FROM THE OLYMPIC MEDAL OF TEAM PHILIPPINES IN RIO… DIAZ WAS ALSO THE 1^ST FILIPINO OLYMPIC MEDALIST WHICH CAME FROM WEIGHTLIFTING EVENT OF THE PRESTIGIOUS OCCASION, 1^ST WOMAN IN THE PHILIPPINES TO MEDAL IN OLYMPIAD AND 1^ST OLYMPIC MEDALIST FROM MINDANAO.

THE MALACAÑANG PALACE ALSO EXTENDED THEIR GREETING FOR DIAZ TRIUMPH WHICH MAKES ALL THE FILIPINOS PROUD.