MANILA, Philippines–Withless than three months left before the Olympics, Hidilyn Diaz wanted to up the ante in terms of her own training: Longer hours, more sessions and better recovery.
For her, it’s all out for the gold medal in Tokyo.
“I’m thirsty for gold,” said Diaz, Rio Olympics weightlifting silver winner, during Friday’s online presser arranged by Summit Water. “I”m not going to hold back. I’m training to win the gold medal.”
She just returned from Uzbekistan for the Asian championship which allowed her to gauge the competitions in the Olympics.
“I like what I saw,” she said in Filipino. “My timing is ok, my nutrition is ok. But I need to add intensity in my trai…
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