Rio Olympics sil­-ver me­dalist Hidi­-lyn Diaz expressed her frustration over the ongoing leadership crisis in the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

“I’m speaking as an athlete. We are the one who compete overseas, we are the ones who train everyday and we are doing our best to win,” said Diaz, 27, in Filipino in an online interview. “I was saddened by the conflict I witnessed in the POC General Assembly last Monday. We, the Filipino athletes are the one who will suffer because of this unresolved conflict.”

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