Filipina weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz noticed live-streamed concerts were collecting money for coronavirus relief and was struck by inspiration: why not raise funds with an online workout? “I thought (distribution) would be impossible because I’m not physically present,” Diaz, 29, told Agence France-Presse. However, her quest to qualify for Tokyo is on hold ahead of the Games’ rescheduled opening in July 2021. “I thought all the hard work would soon be over… then it was extended,” she said. Her family was not wealthy to begin with, and the pandemic has cost her husband his construction job.

Source: Manila Times May 08, 2020 17:12 UTC