MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Hidilyn Diaz has finally added the elusive World Weightlifting Championship gold to her collection as she ruled the women’s 55-kilogram division on Thursday (Dec 8, Manila time) in Bogota, Colombia.
At the end of a year when weightlifting news has been dominated by
reforms, election controversies, politics and doping, the athletes
return to centre stage tomorrow at the 2022 International
Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Bogotá, Colombia.
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz banners the Filipino contingent that is set to see action in the International Weightlifting Federation World Championships in Bogota, Colombia on Tuesday, Dec. 6 (Manila time).
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP)
With the tournament serving as the first qualification