President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday congratulated Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz for winning three gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogota, Colombia on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

The President made the statement after the 31-year-old Diaz successfully lifted 93 kgs in snatch and 114 kgs in the clean and jerk for a total of 207 kgs, all worthy of gold medals in her weight division.

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