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'Magical moment': Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz now engaged to boyfriend, coach Julius Naranjo

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photos released by Resorts World Manila showed Diaz, clad in a pink dress, posing happily with Naranjo during their dinner on Friday. Photo courtesy of Resorts World Manila. " src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/10/16/hidilyn-diaz.jpg"/><figcaption>Photos released by Resorts World Manila showed Diaz, clad in a pink dress, posing happily with Naranjo during their dinner on Friday. Photo courtesy of Resorts World Manila. </figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA— From an Olympic gold to a golden ring.</p><p>Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz revealed Saturday that she just got engaged with her boyfriend and coach Julius Naranjo. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/28/21/tingnan-hidilyn-ipinasilip-ang-unang-meal-kasama-ang-bf-matapos-mag-gold">TINGNAN: Hidilyn ipinasilip ang unang meal kasama ang BF matapos mag-gold</a></li></ul><p>Photos released by Resorts World Manila showed Diaz, clad in a pink dress, with Naranjo during their dinner on Friday. </p><p>At the end of the dinner, Naranjo knelt on one knee and proposed to a giddy diaz, who said &quot;of course, yes.&quot; </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1800878" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><address style="text-align:center">Video courtesy of Resorts World Manila</address><p>In an Instagram post, Diaz called it &quot;a magical moment.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m grateful to God that He sent Julius into my life, he make my life easy, alam ng iba kung ano mga sinasakripisyo niya para maabot namin ang pangarap na Ginto sa Olympics together with #TeamHD, nun laro kinilig at masaya ako kasi siya mismo nagsabi God is the center of our relationship, kaya walang duda magYeYES ako dahil swerte ako may isang Julius nagmamahal, nagintindi, at sumoporta sakin,&quot; she said. </p><p>Diaz&#x27;s life milestone came just months after she made history as the first Filipino to win an Olympic Gold in July. Naranjo was by her side in her victory. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/26/21/gold-at-last-hidilyn-writes-ph-sports-history-as-olympic-champ">READ: Gold at last! Hidilyn writes PH sports history as Olympic champ</a></li></ul><p>Days after Diaz won, she said she was ready to get married should Naranjo propose to her. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/07/28/21/an-olympic-romance-the-love-story-of-hidilyn-diaz-and-her-coach-julius-naranjo">An Olympic romance: The love story of Hidilyn Diaz and her coach Julius Naranjo</a></li></ul><p>Diaz met Julius, a Filipino-Japanese weightlifter, at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2017. </p><p>Julius represented Guam in the 62kg weight category. </p><p>The Guamenian athlete told Sports U two years ago that he was immediately drawn to Diaz, though he was not exactly aware of how big a deal she was in Philippine sports.</p><p>“When I watched her first competition at that meet we were at, I was inspired to see her willpower,” he said. </p><p>“Her way of really fighting towards the top, working hard, it’s such an inspiration.” </p>

Olympic gold medalist and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz has revealed that she is already engaged with her boyfriend and coach Julius Naranjo, photos showed.