'Hirap na hirap na ako': Hidilyn Diaz asks for financial help for Olympic bid

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<p>MANILA, Philippines -- <strong>(2nd UPDATE)</strong> Asian Games gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz revealed on Monday that she is in need of financial support amid her preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.</p><p>Diaz, who won a silver in weightlifting in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, posted on her Instagram story that as much as it pained her to do so, she is asking for financial help.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/06/04/diaz.jpg"/></figure></div><p>&quot;Is it okay to ask sponsorship sa mga private companies towards Tokyo 2020?&quot; said Diaz, who also won gold in the Asiad last year in Jakarta.</p><p>&quot;Hirap na hirap na ako,&quot; she admitted. &quot;I need financial support.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Sa tingin niyo, okay lang kaya? Nahihiya kasi ako, pero try ko kapalan mukha ko para sa minimithi kong pangarap para sa ating bansa, na maiuwi ang gold medal sa Olympics.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/generalsports/news/2019/04/23/diaz-pockets-three-silver-medals-asian-championship-56057">READ: Diaz pockets three silver medals in Asian Championship</a></li></ul><p>Last April, Diaz took a step towards qualifying to the Tokyo Games by winning three silver medals in the 2019 Asian Weightlifting Championship in China.</p><p>In May, she bared that she continues to make progress, ranking in the top 5 of the qualifying after six months.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Gusto ko lang pong sabihin nasa rank 5 po ako for First 6 months ng Olympic Qualifying, ipagdasal niyo na sana makapagrank 1-5 ako sa next olympic qualifying. Marami pa po akong lalaruin kailangan ko magfocus, maniwala kay God na eto ang dream niya para sakin <a href="https://t.co/45IfvgEPL9">pic.twitter.com/45IfvgEPL9</a></p>— Hidilyn Diaz OLY (@diaz_hidilyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/diaz_hidilyn/status/1126086831898890240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 8, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Now sporting a new haircut, she posted a video of her training on Monday, saying she lifted 90-kg in snatch and 110-kg in the clean-and-jerk.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNRaYXBx_2/" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div 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</div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"> </div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNRaYXBx_2/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Hidilyn Diaz OLY (@hidilyndiaz)</a> on <time dateTime="2019-06-02T12:28:14+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 2, 2019 at 5:28am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="http://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>&quot;Whatever my hairstyle/haircut, it will not define who I am and who I have become,&quot; she said.</p><p>&#x27;Very supportive&#x27;</p><p>In response to Diaz, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) stressed that the government &quot;has been very supportive&quot; of her mission.</p><p>PSC chairman Butch Ramirez said in a statement that Diaz &quot;receives one of the highest allowances in the national pool.&quot; He claimed that the PSC has already given P4.5 million this year to fund Diaz&#x27;s training in China, while also paying for the monthly salary and food allowance of her coach, Julius Kaiwen Gao.</p><p>&quot;Hidilyn receives support from the PSC and the Philippine Air Force, being an enlisted personnel,&quot; said Ramirez.</p><p>Ramirez said as far as they know, Diaz receives support from private companies such as the MVP Foundation and Alcantara and Sons.<br/> <br/>The PSC pointed out that Diaz received P3 million in total from the government incentives act, RA 10699, for her silver and gold finishes in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and the 2018 Asian Games respectively.<br/> <br/>“I do not think government was remiss of its support to Hidilyn. Despite what it seems, we at the PSC choose to see her for what she is, a champion we will support on her dream to achieve more,” said Ramirez.</p><p>&quot;It would be good for Hidilyn to visit us so we could talk and clarify matters.“</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>Asian Games gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz revealed on Monday that she is in need of financial support amidst her preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.</p>

Asian Games gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz revealed on Monday that she is in need of financial support amidst her preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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