Philippine's first Olympic gold medal! Weightlifting athlete Hidilyn Diaz receives money and luxury homes

According to [CBS News], Hidilyn Diaz won the first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines on Monday. The weightlifter ended the country's 97-year Olympic drought, and now will be rewarded for her historic accomplishment. Diaz will receive at least 33 million pesos (around NTD 18.33 million) from the country. She has also been offered two homes.

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The Philippine government praised and rewarded Diaz for her performance. (Photo / Retrieved from CNN)

The 30-year-old will be given a condo in the Eastwood City development in Quezon City by Megaworld, a property empire owned by real estate tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan.

"This epic moment is about 97 years in the making, and this is our way of saying thanks to Hidilyn for making us all proud," Kevin L. Tan, chief strategy officer of Megaworld Corporation, said in a statement.

According to [Taiwan News], Hidilyn Diaz captured the gold medal in the women's 55-kilogram weightlifting event on July 26 with a total of 224 kg. In a post-match interview, Diaz was cited by Reuters as saying, "I am 30 years old, and I thought it would be like going down, my performance, but I was shocked I was able to do it."

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Hidilyn Diaz winning an Olympic Gold medal. (Photo / Retrieved from CNN)

This was Diaz's fourth Olympics, having taken the silver in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She is also the first female athlete in the history of the Philippines to win an Olympic medal. Prior to this, she had won a gold medal in the 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships and a silver medal in the 2011 and 2013 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG).