Lifting Weights, Raising Voices: An Analysis of Reactions to Hidilyn Diaz’s Views on the South China Sea Issue After Her Olympic Gold Medal Win

• Main Author: Ponce de Leon, Inez Z
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Sports nationalism; athlete protests; Hidilyn Diaz; South China Sea; sports and politics; Communication; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social Media
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/comm-faculty-pubs/22; https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2022.2117618
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines’ first Gold Medal in the 2020 Olympics. After her win, news emerged that her coaches used the South China Sea issue to make Diaz win over her rival, who represented China. Diaz later said in interviews that the sea belonged to the Philippines. The researcher inductiv...