Hidilyn Diaz added another hardware to her growing medal collection after sweeping three gold medals in the 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia Wednesday, Dec. 7 (Thursday in Manila).
The reigning Olympic champion proved she was a cut above the rest after ruling the women’s 55kg division with ease following a total lift of 207 kg.
She displayed superiority in snatch after lifting 93 kg on her second attempt and assured herself of the clean & jerk gold as early as after clearing 114 kg on her first try.
As if unsatisfied with her clean & jerk performance, she attempted 117 kg and 121 kg on her last two tries, but registered a no lift.
Diaz’s feat bolstered her campaign to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, though she may have to jump into a higher weight category as the women’s 55 kg was scrapped in the lineup.
Overall, Diaz has dominated all high-level sporting events including the Southeast Asian Games, the Asian Games and the Olympics.
Meanwhile, hometown bet Rosalba Morales tried to overcome Diaz in clean & jerk but failed on her two attempts at 115 kg.
Still, the South American Games champion settled for silver with a 199 kg total, while winning bronze in snatch (89 kg) and silver in clean & jerk (110 kg).
Tokyo Olympian Ana Lopez Ferrer of Mexico bagged the bronze in total with a 198 kg lift apart from winning silver in snatch (90 kg).
Peru’s Shoely Mego Contreras, meanwhile, won the bronze in clean & jerk with 109 kg.