Margielyn Didal Won the Hearts of Many Brazilian Fans
MARGIELYN DIDAL – Find out why Filipina street skateboarder Margielyn Didal became an instant celebrity in Brazil.
Filipina professional street skateboarder Margielyn Didal rose to fame when she competed in the prestigious X Games in Minneapolis in 2018. She also won a shiny gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.
The 22-year-old athlete from Cebu City has represented the Philippines a number of times in many skateboarding contests. She has 639 thousand followers on her IG handle and her page is full of skateboarding pictures of her at different locations. She’s available on her handle @margielyndidal.
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Margielyn Didal competed in the skateboarding women’s street final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She finished in 7th place in the event.
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The Pinay skateboarder may have missed out on the podium but she won the hearts of Brazilian fans. The people from Brazil are suddenly enamored by Margielyn’s admirable positive vibes and friendliness to silver medalist Raysssa Leal of Brazil.
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Margielyn Didal was able to maintain her infectious smile despite missing out on a medal. She was also seen giving a hug to Raysssa Leal, which won the hearts of the latter’s fans.
This prompted them to flock to Didal’s IG accounts and show the Cebuana skateboarder some love. Some Brazilian netizens even said that the Pinay became a trending topic on Twitter Brazil on the day of their game. Didal even made it to the headline of one of Brazil’s top news centers.
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Aside from being friendly to each other, Raysssa Leal and Margielyn Didal did a fun TikTok dance together. A Brazilian fan shared their video and even asked for a pairing mode in the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Paris 2024, here is Brazil. You may have heard of our natinal symbol, Rayssa. We demand the olympic category Skate Pair Mode. We already provinding the brazilian nationality for Didal. Sporty xoxox https://t.co/uGEGXtd1iW
— drag queen aposentada (@AcacioTxt) July 26, 2021
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