Hergie Bacyadan
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| Birth name | Hergie Tao-Wag Bacyadan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 4, 1994 Quezon City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Tanudan, Kalinga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing, Wushu, Vovinam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hergie Tao-Wag Bacyadan (born November 4, 1994, in Quezon City[1]) is a Filipino boxer and former wushu and vovinam practitioner who has competed in the women's division in all sports.
He[a] is the first Vovinam World Championships gold medalist for the Philippines and a boxer who has qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Martial arts
[edit]Bacyadan was a martial artist who engaged in wushu and vovinam.
Wushu
[edit]Bacyadan first made to the Philippine national wushu team in 2016.[4] 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, he bagged another silver.[5]
Vovinam
[edit]Bacyadan would briefly compete in vovinam, and lose weight as part of his preparation for the vovinam competition at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.[3]
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.[6]
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 he is eligible to compete as he is "born female" and has not taken male hormones or gender surgery, aware that such procedures would result to disqualification.[7]
Boxing
[edit]Bacyadan’s 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.[8]
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.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Bacyadan identifies as a transgender man. He discussed his gender identity in an interview with Preview acknowledging he was born as a woman but asserts his "heart and mind" is that of a man.[11] Despite this, Bacyadan competes in the women’s divisions as he has not undergone hormone replacement therapy or surgery which would risk his eligibility.[12]
Bacyadan hails from Tanudan, Kalinga[13] and an Igorot.[14][15][16] Bacyadan is part of the LGBT+ community and describes his sexual orientation as being "attracted to women".[7] Lady Denily Digo is his partner.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hergie Bacyadan, is a trans man who is born female and competes in women's sports; He has not undergo any surgery for his masculine features. He has no stated pronoun preference.[2] Although One Sports article published through correspondence with Bacyadan's partner asserts he prefers masculine pronouns.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bacyadan, Hergie. "I, Hergie Tao-Wag Bacyadan, stand against the protest of Russian National Team". Instagram. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Cabral, Katrina Maisie (June 28, 2024). "Hergie Bacyadan Is Ready for His Olympic Dream". Preview. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
When I asked him for his pronouns, Hergie left it up to my hands. Despite this, he's assured that he had always felt that he had the heart and mind of a man.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Austria, Maria Romina (June 2, 2024). "From martial arts to boxing, Bacyadan fulfills Olympic dream". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "2017's sports ups and downs". SunStar baguio. SunStar Publishing Inc. December 30, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Caluag, Randy (November 26, 2023). "Bacyadan wins PH's 1st world vovinam gold". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Caluag, Randy (December 1, 2023). "PH champion assails Russian federation for gender protest". Manila Standard. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Boxing: Hergie Bacyadan punches ticket to Paris Olympics". ABS-CBN News. June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ "Boxer Hergie Bacyadan qualifies for Paris Olympics". GMA News. June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Cabral, Katrina Maisie (June 28, 2024). "Hergie Bacyadan Is Ready for His Olympic Dream". Preview. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bell, Brian C. "Trans boxer Hergie Bacyadan looks for gold at Paris Olympics". OutSports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Kinao, Menchie (November 28, 2023). "Kalinga boxer wins first world vovinam gold medal for Philippines". GuruPress Cordillera. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Navarro, June (June 1, 2024). "Buoyed by belief, Hergie Bacyadan nears Paris Olympics slot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (June 2, 2024). "Masterful Hergie Bacyadan batters foe to punch Olympic ticket". Rappler. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
- ^ Fuertes, Rommel Jr. (July 13, 2024). "Paris Olympics: Hergie Bacyadan honors her tribe in quest of boxing gold". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 13, 2024.