DUBAI: The elusive Olympic gold medal for the Philippines has finally been clinched after 97- year drought when Hidilyn Diaz triumphed Monday night in women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting at the Tokyo Games. Since 1924, the country has been competing at every edition of the Summer Olympics except for a boycott of the Moscow Games in 1980. …

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