WHILE weightlifters of the world wait in limbo for news about the resumption of Olympic qualifying tournaments (OQTs), 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz stays in high spirits, training with Chinese coach Kaiwen Gao and strength and conditioning trainer Julius Naranjo in Selangor, Malaysia every day.

Wala pa. Naghihintay pa rin. I think lahat yata naghihintay (No word yet. Still waiting for news. I think everyone’s waiting),” replied Daiz in an overseas call, wherein The Manila Times asked about OQTs.

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