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It took 97 years, but the Philippines has its first-ever Olympic gold medal. Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday when she won the gold medal for women's 55-kilogram weightlifting, ending the Philippines' gold medal drought that started when it first began participating in the Summer Games in 1924.




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Re: It took almost a century and it took an Asian woman to get it done
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2021, 11:52:53 PM »
Imagine the emotions considering her hardship throughout her life:

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who 'came from nothing,' wins first-ever Olympic gold medal for the Philippines





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Re: It took almost a century and it took an Asian woman to get it done
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2021, 11:57:26 PM »
Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist was once accused of plotting to overthrow the president, but the man who accused her is now thanking her for winning




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Re: It took almost a century and it took an Asian woman to get it done
« Reply #3 on: July 27, 2021, 12:06:15 AM »
I keep confusing the spelling of that country: whether two Ls or two Ps or both two Ls and two Ps.




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