Hidilyn Diaz, aminadong may misunderstandings minsan sa kanyang coaches
- Hidilyn Diaz said that she would not have won the Philippines’ first-ever Olympics gold medal without the help of her coaches
- According to Hidilyn, her two coaches became her family while she was stranded in Malaysia for 19 months due to the pandemic
- She also revealed that there are misunderstandings among them from time to time due to the language barrier since Hidilyn is Filipino, coach Gao is Chinese, and coach Julius is Guamanian
- Finally, she thanked her coaches for sometimes doing the work of a driver, massage therapist, translator and chef
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Hidilyn Diaz took to social media to express her appreciation for her weightlifting coach Gao Kaiwen and her strength and conditioning coach Julius Naranjo.
Source: Instagram
According to Hidilyn, she would not have won the Philippines’ first-ever Olympics gold medal without the help of her coaches.
She said that the two coaches became her family while she was stranded in Malaysia for 19 months due to the pandemic.
The weightlifting superstar added that there are misunderstandings among them from time to time due to the language barrier since Hidilyn is Filipino, coach Gao is Chinese, and coach Julius is Guamanian.
Furthermore, she thanked her coaches for sometimes doing the work of a driver, massage therapist, translator and chef.
“Gusto ko lang pag salamat silang dalawa ni Coach Gao at Coach @imjulius , sila ang naging pamilya ko nun last 19 months sa Malaysia.
“Na-kaya ko dahil nandun sila, di nila ako iniwan.
“Di maiwasan may di pagkaunawan kasi may language barrier (Filipino, Chinese, Guamanian) .
“Minsan di nagkaintindihan pero mas pinili namin maghanap ng paraan, magusap at pagusapan ang dapat pagusapan, at bumalik kame sa WHY ng #TeamHD ito ay manalo ng Gold Medal para sa Pilipinas.
“Thank you sa pagintindi at pagkakaroon ng multiple roles gaya ng pagiging coach, training partner, chef, driver, Masahista, translator at marami pang iba,” Hidilyn wrote on Instagram.
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Hidilyn Diaz is a weightlifter who became the first Filipino to win an Olympic gold medal. She won the prestigious medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan for the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting.
In a previous report by KAMI, President Rodrigo Duterte awarded P3 million to Diaz. He also told her to “let bygones be bygones” and to focus on celebrating her victory.
The superstar athlete also gained praise after opening up about the huge amount of money to be given to her for winning at the Olympics. According to Diaz, she will not forget to give a part of the money to her church.
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