Following Philippines winning their first ever Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics via Hidilyn Diaz’s victory in the 55kg women’s weightlifting event, the Malaysian Health Ministry has come out to claim some credit for her medal.
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Malaysian Health Ministry said that they were the ones who gave the approval for Hidilyn and her coach to be given the full vaccination before heading to the games.
This was reportedly done at the request of the High Commisionaer of Philippines to Malaysia.
The statement added that the man “behind her (Hidilyn Diaz) achievement was Malaysian Health Minister Adham Baba.
She was training in Malaysia when the pandemic struck.
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Images source: @hidilyndiaz on IG and olympics.com