Roots & Wings August-September 2021

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CUBAO AND QUIAPO TYPE BY AARON

TOKYO OLYMPICS

Hidilyn Diaz

Weightlifting­—Womens 55kg

THE PHILIPPINES TOPS ASEAN COUNTRIES IN RANKING Text by Gloria Hernandez Photo by Paolo del Rosario/Cignal TV Almost a century since the Philippines sent its first contingent to the quadrennial sports event in 1924, the country is yet to clinch an Olympic gold medal until this year when weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz snatched the elusive award. Sources: PTV News, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_at_the_Olympics

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