Diaz lifts PH to new heightsHidilyn Diaz was already shedding tears of joy knowing that she had the bronze medal secured in the women’s weightlifting 53 kg. ahead of Diaz, while the bronze medal was won by Yoon Jun Hee of South Korea who lifted 199 kilos. Diaz lifted a total of 200 kilos, 112 kilos in the clean and jerk and 88 kilos in the snatch. Diaz became the fifth athlete to win an Olympic medal since 1964 and the third to take a silver. Puentevella had predicted Diaz’s breakthrough moment, saying it had its beginnings not in Beijing or London but last year when Diaz won three gold medals in the Asian Championships.

Source: Manila Bulletin August 08, 2016 16:07 UTC