Hidilyn Diaz is seen competing in the inter province weightlifting competition in Bohol when she was 18. - SUPPLIED
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) As a young girl in Mampang village in Zamboanga City, Hidilyn Diaz bore the weight of filled jerry cans so her family had water to use in the household.
Eduardo Diaz, Hidilyn’s 60-year-old father, told the Inquirer on Tuesday (July 27) that looking back, it would be unthinkable how his daughter could achieve such a feat in the Tokyo Olympics given the family’s poor economic means.
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