‘You don’t have to say sorry…you’re still the queen’ – POC president hails Hidilyn Diaz
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino consoled the country’s first Olympic gold medalist, Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo after the decorated weightlifter fell short of booking a Paris Olympics berth.
![THE picture says it all—Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino and Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cong-b_hidilyn-e1712381968644-400x200.png)
![Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hidilyn-Diaz01_psc-poc-mediapool-400x200.jpg)
