Hidilyn Diaz Dominates World Weightlifting Championships, Bags Three Gold Medals

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz finally breaks through in the World Weightlifting Championship stage as she takes home three gold medals. 

Suffice to say, the Filipino weightlifting star dominated the women’s 55-kilogram division on her way to the first gold medals in her career. She won in the snatch, clean and jerk, ant total competitions. Diaz lifted 93kg in the snatch category before tallying 114 kg in the clean and jerk competition. She would end up lifting a total of 207kg to edge out t Colombia's Rosalba Morales and Mexico's Ana Gabriela Lopez

Held in Bogota, Colombia, this year's World Weightlifting Championships is part of the Diaz's bid for the 2024 Paris Olympics. It could possibly be the fifth in her career.

In the past, the Filipino Olympian had settled for bronze finishes, placing third in 2015, 2017, and 2019.

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>pALSO READ:>pHidilyn Diaz Trained with Rusty Equipment. Now, She's Giving Brand-New Barbels for Everyone>pHidilyn Diaz Looks to Paris 2024 Olympics After SEA Games Gold>pDiaz was also joined by fellow Filipino weightlifters heading into the tourney, including Nestor Colonia, Lovely Inan, and Rosegie Ramos, among others. Colonia finished seventh in the men's 55kg round while Inan and Ramos finished 13th and 17th in the women’s 49kg classes, respectively. Erleen Ando also competed in the women’s 59kg class while Vanessa Sarno and Kristel Macrohon participated in the women’s 71kg division. Dave Lloyd Pacaldo, on the other hand, was part of the men's 67kg competition.>pThe 31-year-old Diaz has become a local hero the past few years. The Filipino champion won the first-ever Olympic gold for the Philippines in Tokyo in 2021 and bagged another Southeast Asian Games Gold Medal earlier this year.>p