TORONTO - A month before the world track and field championships, Canada's fastest man was winded just walking up the stairs in his home in Jacksonville, Fla.
Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz (File photo) VINH PHUC, Vietnam - Although she's the odds-on pick to lift the gold in her division, Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz refused to look past the opposition in the 31st Southeast Asian Games weightlifting battle on May 19-22 at the Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center. It's not for lack of training or desire. She just acknowledged the fact that on any given day, someone might just spring a surprise. "Everyone of us can win a gold medal and I can't cite names because all of us are doing our best to perform at the highest level," said Diaz, refusing to make any prediction in the regional multi-sporting competition. "I can't make any prediction since all the athletes are capable of winning a gold medal," added the 2021 Philippine Sportswriters Association Athlete of the Year who ended the country's quest for a golden win in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. A day after arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, the 31-yea