Sacrifice, exile: How Hidilyn Diaz made Olympic history as the Philippines' first gold medallist

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Sacrifice, exile: How Filipina Hidilyn Diaz made Olympic history

TOKYO: Triumphant weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will now forget the years of exile, sacrifice, training and nutrition that took her to the Philippines' first Olympic gold by tucking into her favourite sweet passions, cheesecake and bubble tea.

Gao has coached multiple Chinese Olympic medallists including 2012 women's superheavyweight gold winner Zhou Lulu. It is all the more remarkable because Diaz has been living in exile in Malaysia since February last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She initially went to train in Malaysia in February 2020 because Gao thought it would be better for her as she focused on qualifying for Tokyo.

 

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