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Bacyadan is a trans man who was assigned female at birth and competes in women's sports; he has not undergone any surgery for his masculine features. He has no publicly stated pronoun preference, although a
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812:"'White gold': Hergie Bacyadan's sacrifice deserves respect despite sour loss in SEA Games vovinam"
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in 2022. The couple are online content creators with a presence on TikTok, Facebook and
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1183:"Trans boxer Hergie Bacyadan looks for gold at Paris Olympics"
839:"From martial arts to boxing, Bacyadan fulfills Olympic dream"
1293:"Buoyed by belief, Hergie Bacyadan nears Paris Olympics slot"
1102:"Hergie Bacyadan is trans boxer at the Olympics with 'heart'"
920:"PH champion assails Russian federation for gender protest"
1264:"Get to know Pinoy Transgender Male Boxer Hergie Bacyadan"
1128:"Get to know Pinoy Transgender Male Boxer Hergie Bacyadan"
971:"Boxing: Hergie Bacyadan punches ticket to Paris Olympics"
658:". He married Lady Denily Digo, a bisexual cis woman, in
1371:"Filipino same-sex couple get married online in Utah"
997:"Boxer Hergie Bacyadan qualifies for Paris Olympics"
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610:or surgery which would risk his eligibility.
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475:Bacyadan is a martial artist who engages in
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1076:"Olympian boxer Bacyadan mulls turning pro"
1074:Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (August 16, 2024).
891:"Bacyadan wins PH's 1st world vovinam gold"
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1207:Valderrama, Aeron Paul (August 5, 2024).
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1155:Cabral, Katrina Maisie (June 28, 2024).
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889:Caluag, Randy (November 26, 2023).
733:"Boxing record for Hergie Bacyadan"
1477:Olympic boxers for the Philippines
1472:Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
1262:Napoles, Jimboy (August 7, 2024).
1126:Napoles, Jimboy (August 7, 2024).
918:Caluag, Randy (December 1, 2023).
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1317:Dioquino, Delfin (June 2, 2024).
1022:Demigillo, Kiko (July 29, 2024).
138:168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
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810:Alba, Katrina (May 11, 2023).
518:Bacyadan competed in the 2023
493:2017 World Wushu Championships
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864:"2017's sports ups and downs"
582:In the 2024 Summer Olympics,
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608:hormone replacement therapy
556:Bacyadan qualified for the
520:Vovinam World Championships
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1467:Transgender sportsmen
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639:Kalinga ethnic group
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592:professional boxing
505:vovinam competition
377:World Championships
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1028:One Sports
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