Hergie Bacyadan

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Hergie Bacyadan
Personal information
Birth nameHergie Tao-Wag Bacyadan
National teamPhilippines
Born (1994-11-04) November 4, 1994 (age 29)
Quezon City, Philippines
Home town Tanudan, Kalinga
Sport
CountryPhilippines
Sport Boxing, Wushu, Vovinam
Medal record
Women's wushu
Representing the Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kazan –65 kg
Sanda World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Foshan–65 kg
Women's vovinam
Representing the Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Ho Chi Minh–66 kg
SEA Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Cambodia –65 kg

Hergie Tao-Wag Bacyadan (born November 4, 1994, in Quezon City [1] ) is a Filipino boxer and former wushu and vovinam practitioner.

Contents

Bacyadan is the first Vovinam World Championships gold medalist for the Philippines and a boxer who has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Martial arts

Bacyadan was a martial artist who engaged in wushu and vovinam.

Wushu

Bacyadan first made to the Philippine national wushu team in 2016. [2] Bacyadan took part at the inaugural Sanda Asian Cup in 2017 held in Foshan, China clinching a silver in the 65-kilogram division. At the 2017 World Wushu Championships in Kazan, Russia she bagged another silver. [3]

Vovinam

Bacyadan would briefly compete in vovinam, and loss weight as part of her preparation for the vovinam competition at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia. [4]

Bacyadan competed in the 2023 Vovinam World Championships in the women's combat 66 kg division title and became the Philippines' first vovinam champion at the expense of Mariana Abdeenko in the final. [5]

Russia in response filed a protest calling to nullify the result and a ban against Filipino athletes for future competitions claiming that Bacaydan is a "man". The Philippine federation condemn its Russian counterpart with Bacaydan affirming she is eligible to compete as she is "born female" and has not taken male hormones or gender surgery, aware that such procedures would result to disqualification. [6]

Boxing

Bacyadan shift to boxing was marked by his participation at the 2019 ASBC Asian Grand Slam Boxing Championships in Xiamen, China as part of his bid to qualify for in the Summer Olympics. [7]

Bacyadan qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris through winning his quota bout at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 at the expense of Maryelis Yriza of Venezuela. [8] [9]

Personal life

Bacyadan hails from Tanudan, Kalinga [10] and an Igorot . [11] [12] Bacyadan is part of the LGBT+ community and describe her sexual orientation as being "attracted to women". [6] Lady Denily Digo is her partner. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Bacyadan, Hergie. "I, Hergie Tao-Wag Bacyadan, stand against the protest of Russian National Team". Instagram. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ↑ Austria, Maria Romina (June 2, 2024). "From martial arts to boxing, Bacyadan fulfills Olympic dream". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2017's sports ups and downs". SunStar baguio. SunStar Publishing Inc. December 30, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Alba, Katrina (May 11, 2023). "'White gold': Hergie Bacyadan's sacrifice deserves respect despite sour loss in SEA Games vovinam". One Sports (in English and Filipino). Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Caluag, Randy (November 26, 2023). "Bacyadan wins PH's 1st world vovinam gold". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Caluag, Randy (December 1, 2023). "PH champion assails Russian federation for gender protest". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Philippines' Hergie Bacyadan introduced her successful sport change in the first day of the ASBC Asian Grand Slam Boxing Championships". ASBC NEWS. Asian Boxing Confederation. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Boxing: Hergie Bacyadan punches ticket to Paris Olympics". ABS-CBN News. June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Boxer Hergie Bacyadan qualifies for Paris Olympics". GMA News. June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ Kinao, Menchie (November 28, 2023). "Kalinga boxer wins first world vovinam gold medal for Philippines". GuruPress Cordillera. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ Navarro, June (June 1, 2024). "Buoyed by belief, Hergie Bacyadan nears Paris Olympics slot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ Dioquino, Delfin (June 2, 2024). "Masterful Hergie Bacyadan batters foe to punch Olympic ticket". Rappler. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
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