PUERTO Princesa City—Reynadine Marie Jimenez drew inspiration from the presence of her aunt, the country’s first Olympic medallist Hidilyn Diaz, in
Tokyo Olympics’ gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz is shown with her niece/protege Reynadine Marie Jimenez during the latter’s gold-medal winning feat in the Batang Pinoy. claiming her first gold in the 2024 Batang Pinoy National Championships.
“Masaya po. First time ko po kasi maka-gold,“ said Jimenez, who is a niece of Hidilyn, in giving Rizal Province its first gold medal in the event, and on its second day. Rizal Province’s first gold came as Zamboanga City, under Hidilyn’s cousin Allen Diaz’s guidance, picked up two mints, first off 14-year-old Faith Leonor with her total of 113 in the 13-14 year old 40 kg event.
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