Olympic-bound Diaz, Obiena put premium on mental toughness
Published May 1, 2021, 4:25 PM Pole vaulter EJ Obiena (left) and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz With less than 100 days before the Tokyo Games, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and pole vaulter EJ Obiena are making the most out of their preparations to quench that thirst for the country’s first Olympic gold medal. Diaz, silver medalist at the 2016 Rio Games, said she is intensifying her training following her stint at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan where she missed the podium but earned a fourth Olympic berth. “Intensify everything kasi eto na, papalapit na. Ibubuhos ko na. Lahat...
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