Hidilyn Diaz bags elusive World Weightlifting crown | Sports Desk
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Filipino weightlifting queen Hidilyn Diaz can finally call herself a world champion.
Diaz won not just one but three gold medals in the Women's 55 kilogram category Thursday at the IWF World Championships in Bogota, Colombia.
Hidilyn cleared 93 kilograms on snatch and 114 kilograms on clean and jerk.
That gave her a total lift of 207 kilograms edging out hometown bet Rosalba Morales and Mexico's Ana Gabriela Lopez.
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Diaz won not just one but three gold medals in the Women's 55 kilogram category Thursday at the IWF World Championships in Bogota, Colombia.
Hidilyn cleared 93 kilograms on snatch and 114 kilograms on clean and jerk.
That gave her a total lift of 207 kilograms edging out hometown bet Rosalba Morales and Mexico's Ana Gabriela Lopez.
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