Qualifying for the 2024 Paris Games is the priority for Olympic weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz. Diaz will skip the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia as she continues her quest to reach a fifth straight Olympics. SEAGames32 Cambodia2023
MANILA, Philippines – Qualifying for the 2024 Paris Games is the priority for Olympic weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz.
The continental championships – one of the qualifying events for Paris – will be held in Jinju, Korea from May 5 to 13, just before the SEA Games weightlifting competitions take place from May 13 to 16. “Based on my experience, weightlifters have a hard time going back to action a week after a competition,” said Diaz in a mix of Filipino and English in a recent media event.Diaz won back-to-back gold medals at the 55kg division in the last two editions of the SEA Games hosted by the Philippines and Vietnam.
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