The presence of Mikaela “Mikee” Cojuangco-Jaworski, a member of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board, on the day weightlifter Hidylin Diaz achieved the country’s golden Olympic milestone at the Japan International Forum on July 26 was no accident.
It wasn’t the first time that the daughter of former Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose Cojuangco Jr. was at sidelines to watch the mighty marvel from Zamboanga City attain Olympic glory. Cojuangco-Jaworksi herself scored an earlier win for the Philippines in being re-elected as an IOC member to a fresh 8-year term during the 138th IOC Congress held last July 21 in Tokyo, two days before the opening of the Games.
“Then nang i-interview na si Hidy and she said na iba talaga si Lord. ’Yun it brought it all together. ” To sustain the country’s Olympic gains, the IOC official agreed with Philippine Sports Commission chairman William “Butch” Ramirez and Philippine Olympic president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino that there should be an analytical and scientific approach in training athletes for high-level international play.
“Ang sarap ’pag may nanlalaban tayong atleta na pakiramdam mo na puwedeng manalo, na puwedeng umabot sa top. .”
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