Margielyn Didal may have first caught our attention when she won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, but her moment in the sun came during her Olympic debut.
The Pinay skateboarder may have failed to bring home an Olympic medal for the Philippines this time, but she definitely did not come home empty handed.
When Margielyn represented the Philippines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Monday, July 26, she became an instant celebrity worldwide because of her fun personality, humor, friendliness, sportsmanship and overall good vibes.
Many loved how despite having an awkward fall and suffering an ankle injury, the 22-year-old Cebuana skateboarder powered through with a smile and finished 7th during the women's street skateboarding event at the Ariake Skate Park.
Skateboarding is one of the new sports that were introduced at the Tokyo Olympics' program this year, in a bid to pique the younger generation's interest in the Olympics.
True enough, the younger Olympians were the ones who bagged the medals: 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya of Japan won gold, 13-year-old Rayssa Leal of Brazil won silver, and 16-year-old Funa Nakayama of Japan took home the bronze medal.
Margielyn showed true sportsmanship all throughout the competition and even cheered and photobombed her opponents.
Moreover, Margielyn's friendliness to Brazil's Rayssa Leal made her a trending topic and an instant star in Brazil.
So, don't be surprised if you see a lot of Brazilians showing some love for our very own inspiring Filipina Olympian.
Check out the photos of Pinay skateboarder Margielyn Didal below that are sure to radiate good vibes and make you smile.
Pinay skateboarder Margielyn Didal spreads good vibes and happiness wherever she goes, and she turned out to be the champion of happiness we didn't know we needed at the Tokyo Olympics.
Margielyn Didal gets an Olympic Rings tattoo before the competition to serve as a happy reminder of her time there.
Margielyn Didal actually is already winner just because she met skateboarding legend Tony Hawk days before she competed at the Tokyo Olympics. She also had a funny caption for their photo: “this guy asked me to take a photo with him and I let him because he looks like Tony Hawk.”
Margielyn Didal gives everyone a much-needed comic relief as she photobombs Brazilian skateboarder Leticia Bufoni during her interview.
Margielyn Didal photobombs Italian player Asia Lanzi during the latter's run.
Margielyn Didal also photobombs Olympic bronze medalist Funa Nakayama.
Margielyn Didal becomes a trending topic after the Tokyo Olympics tweeted this photo of her and called it the “Margielyn Didal seal of approval.”
Margielyn Didal strikes up a friendship with Brazil's Rayssa Leal. Here they are doing a TikTok dance before the finals.
Margielyn Didal proves she has no problem clapping for others until it's her turn. She takes a wacky photo with Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and captions it: “WALA NG INTRO2 AT DRAMA C O N G R A T S C H A M P Hidilyn Diaz Oly for winning the first ever GOLD”
Margielyn Didal sits on a wheelchair during her arrival in the Philippines, but you can clearly see that she's happy and grateful to have competed at the Tokyo Olympics despite her injury.
Even as she experienced a glitch that wiped out her TikTok account, Margielyn Didal manages to inject humor to it.
Margielyn Didal's TikTok account is back and she seemed to have gotten help recovering it from fellow Filipino athlete, Taekwondo Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Japoy Lizardo.
Thank you, Margielyn Didal, for representing the Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics and showing true sportsmanship and spreading good vibes.