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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics wasn’t short of brilliant Filipina athletes. Mindanaoan weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz took home a historic Olympic gold medal. Meanwhile, boxer Nesthy Petecio has guaranteed a bronze medal for the country. The duo have paved the way for the Philippines to win multiple medals in the Olympics since the 1932 Los Angeles Games.
HIRAYA MAGAZINE
Carlos Yulo, the first male Filipino gymnast to win a gold medal in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, is favored to claim several medals in the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At the Olympics commencing on July 23rd, he will be vying for seven medals, including gold in the floor exercise of the men’s artistic gymnastics.
FRANCIS ARDEN
