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Hidilyn Diaz skips world weightlifting championships

Beatrice Go

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Hidilyn Diaz skips world weightlifting championships

FOCUS. Weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz caps a historic year.

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Hidilyn Diaz shifts her focus on her title defense in the SEA Games and the Asian Games in 2022
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Hidilyn Diaz officially ended her weightlifting season with the Tokyo Olympics gold as she withdrew from the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships slated to be staged from December 7 to 17 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) president Monico Puentevella confirmed the development to Rappler, but he said the country will still send four weightlifters to the tournament.

“We’ll send Asian champ Vanessa Sarno, SEA Games champ Kristel Macrohon, Olympian Elreen Ando, and Mary Grace Diaz,” said Puentevella.

Diaz originally planned to leave for Malaysia in September, but her departure was delayed to November, giving her a small window to prepare for the world event.

The Philippines’ first Olympic gold medalist is currently training with her coach and fiancé Julius Naranjo as Chinese mentor Gao Kaiwen chose to go back to China to be with his family.

Diaz will now concentrate on training for her title defenses in the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games that is set in May 2022 and the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2022.

As part of her plan to also train the younger generation, Team Hidilyn Diaz posted videos training with local teen weightlifters.

The Philippine weightlifting queen bannered the country’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign when she captured the historic gold medal in the women’s 55kg event over China’s Liao Qiuyun last July.

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Beatrice Go

More commonly known as Bee, Beatrice Go is a multimedia sports reporter for Rappler, who covers Philippine sports governance, national teams, football, and the UAAP. Stay tuned for her news and features on Philippine sports and videos like the Rappler Athlete’s Corner and Rappler Sports Timeout.