Philippines wins Olympic medal after 20 years
Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the silver medal in the women’s 53 kg weightlifting event at the Rio Olympics on Sunday, to become the country’s first Olympic medal winner in 20 years. Diaz, a three-time Olympian, also became the first woman from the country to win an Olympic medal, and Philippines’ first non-boxing medallist since 1936.