OLYMPIC gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo said she is nearing her target lift heading into the sixth and last Olympic qualifier. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup is set March 31 to April 11 in Phuket, Thailand, and Diaz is determined to make it count.
OLYMPIC gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo said she is nearing her target lift heading into the sixth and last Olympic qualifier.
Diaz was one of the Flame Awardees along with volleyball standout Alyssa Valdez, Olympian skateboarder Margielyn Didal, billiards icon Rubilen Amit and mountain climber Carina Dayondon in the event held at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.Diaz-Naranjo, who has struggled since moving from -55 kgs to -59 kgs women’s division, didn’t reveal her target lift, but admitted the hardship she encountered in trying to achieve her goal during training in Jala-Jala, Rizal.
Diaz-Naranjo’s Filipino counterpart Tokyo Olympian Erleen Ann Ando remains out of the 59 kgs Olympic ranking. Only 10 weightlifters per weight class per country will make it to the Paris Olympics, the list to be released in May by the IWF after the final qualifier in Thailand.
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