Filipino athlete Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 55kg weightlifting event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum on July 26, 2021 in Tokyo. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Something must have stirred in Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo after she watched her nephew climb the medal platform during the medal ceremony at … Read more
DELHI: Vinesh Phogat has claimed, defeating her BJP rival Yogesh Kumar by 6,015 votes just months after facing disappointment at the Paris Olympics. Vinesh Phogat joined the Congress party and successfully contested the elections in Julana, Haryana securing victory with a margin of 5,761 votes. This win marks Congress’s first triumph in this seat in 19 years. The … Read more
Philippines’ EJ Obiena competes in the men’s pole vault city event part of the “Athletissima” Diamond League athletics meeting in Lausanne on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) MANILA, Philippines — EJ Obiena secured a joint third place in the Lausanne Diamond League in his first competition weeks after the Paris Olympics … Read more