Hidilyn Diaz just went through the motions of punching a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics despite missing the podium in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday night.
Diaz wound up fourth in the women’s 55kg event after lifting 94 kilograms in the snatch and 118 kgs in the clean and jerk for a 212-kg total behind China’s dynamic duo of gold medalist Qiuyun Liao and second-placer Yajun Li.
Muattar Nabieva of Uzbekistan gave the host country something to cheer about with a bronze-medal output.
By just showing up in the continental meet, Zamboanga City’s lifting heroine completed the five-tournament stint required by the International Weightlifting F…
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