Published July 28, 2021, 12:07 PM
When it rains, it pours so they say, and this adage was proven true by Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz.
Fresh from her historic feat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan that gave her more than P50 million in cash rewards and other perks, weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz received another reward which came in the form of a rank promotion from the Philippine Air Force (PAF).
Philippines’ Hidilyn Diaz reacts after placing first in the women’s 55kg weightlifting competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on July 26, 2021. (Malacañang)
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