It's also the first Olympic gold medal for a Filipino male athlete. It was the second gold medal for the Philippines. Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the women's 55-kilogram competition in Tokyo.

The Philippines earned its first gold medal in history during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Women’s weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz was the first Filipino Olympic athlete to achieve the feat. Yulo likely ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, flew home to a hero’s welcome Tuesday with a nationally televised tribute by the president ...