Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz handed the Philippines its first medal in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games early morning on Monday, Manila time. Diaz, who is competing in her third straight Olympics, took the silver medal in the women's 53-kg division won by Chinese Taipei's Hsu Shu-Ching. Her silver is the Philippines' first medal since 1996, reports ABS-CBN News.
Hidilyn Diaz (Source: Reuters)
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