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WATCH: Silver medalist Diaz praises God after historic finish in Rio

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Karl Cedric Basco, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div style="padding-top:66.375%"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1466500" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></div></figure><div><em>Courtesy of Hidilyn Diaz&#x27;s Facebook page</em></div><p>MANILA – Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz was in complete disbelief after she clinched a spot on the podium of the Rio Olympic Games after placing second in the women’s 53-kg division of weightlifting in Brazil on Monday morning (Manila time).</p><p>Moments before the awarding ceremony, Diaz shared a video on Facebook where she expressed her deep gratitude to God for the blessing.</p><p>She is heard saying, “Lord, thank you,” numerous times in the over-a-minute video.</p><p>“Thank you, Lord. Kakaiba ka, Lord God. Kakaiba ka,” Diaz said, the first Filipino Olympian to win a medal in a span of two decades.</p><p>Also shown in the video are the gold medalist of the event, Hsu Shu-Ching of Chinese Taipei, and third-placer Yoon Jin Hee of South Korea.</p><p>Three-time Olympian Diaz copped the silver medal in the women&#x27;s 53-kg division after registering 88 kg. in snatch and 112 kg. in clean and jerk, for a total of 200 kg..</p><p>Her silver win is the Philippines&#x27; first medal since 1996 when boxer Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco bagged the silver in the Atlanta Olympic Games. It is the country&#x27;s third silver medal in the Olympics, and the first outside of boxing.</p>

<p>MANILA – Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz was in complete disbelief after she clinched a spot on the podium of the Rio Olympic Games after placing second in the women’s 53-kg division of weightlifting in Brazil on Monday morning (Manila time).</p>

MANILA – Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz was in complete disbelief after she clinched a spot on the podium of the Rio Olympic Games after placing second in the women’s 53-kg division of weightlifting in Brazil on Monday morning (Manila time).

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WATCH: Silver medalist Diaz praises God after historic finish in Rio

Karl Cedric Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 08, 2016 06:07 AM PHT

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Updated August 08, 2016 11:15 AM PHT

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