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Giving back to community part of Hidilyn Diaz's long-term plan

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/8/7/rio/080816-ph5.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines — Three months after a historic performance at the Rio Olympics, Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz remains as busy as ever.She is making appearances at schools to give inspirational talks, is ready to go back to studying herself, and has already bought a piece of land near her house in Mampang, Zamboanga City. where a new weightlifting gym is set to be built next year.Diaz says she will return to school next year, to continue her business management studies at College of Saint Benilde. For now, she is ironing out the details of her new acquisition in Mampang.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/sportslifestyle/news/2016/08/24/filipina-pride-hidilyn-diaz-firsts-14802">Filipina pride Hidilyn Diaz and her firsts</a></li></ul>&quot;Binili ko pa lang &#x27;yung lupa, kasi medyo nagkaka-problema sa lupa,&quot; she said in a chance interview Tuesday. &quot;Inaayos ko pa &#x27;yung change ng name, saka na &#x27;yung pag-construct ng gym.&quot;(I bought the piece of land because there&#x27;s a bit of problem with it. I&#x27;m still working on changing the name. I&#x27;ll deal with putting up the gym later.)Once all the nitty-gritty is sorted out, Diaz said construction will start with the help of several sectors who promised to aid her in her cause.&quot;Sa pag-build ng gym, maraming tutulong,&quot; she said. &quot;Maraming nag-pledge na tutulong, so sana matupad. Kung naayos ko na &#x27;yung papers talaga, OK na. Next year, susulatan ko lahat ng nag-pledge sa akin.&quot;(A lot of people are going to help build the gym. There were pledges to help, so I hope that happens. If I can put the papers in order, I&#x27;ll be OK. I&#x27;ll write those who pledged to help next year.&quot;Building the gym near her home in Mampang has been Diaz&#x27;s grand plan ever since she made history by winning a silver medal in the Olympic Games in August. It&#x27;s not the only way to give back to the town that helped her achieve her dreams; it&#x27;s also an avenue to discover future weightlifting stars.FULL STORY: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/hidilyn-diaz">How Mampang carried Hidilyn Diaz to Olympic glory</a>&quot;Ang dami kong nakikita. Andami kong nakikita, lalo na sa Mampang weightlifting club. Ngayon pa lang, marami na rin sa iba&#x27;t ibang club, so sabi ko, maganda &#x27;yung future ng weightlifting,&quot; Diaz said.(I&#x27;ve seen many prospects, especially at the Mampang weightlifting club. There are more from other clubs, so I believe the future of weightlifting is bright.)As for her future in the sport, Diaz is eyeing the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, Calif., next year.Diaz said she will likely compete in the 58-kilogram division, instead of the 53-kilogram category for which she won Rio gold.In the meantime, she is looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her family after a whirlwind stretch following her Olympic triumph.&quot;Siguro, (ang Christmas wish ko) ay makasama ang pamilya ko at mabigyan ko din ng time &#x27;yung mga bata sa amin,&quot; she said.&quot;Kasi pag-uwi ko, wala akong time, hindi ako nakapag-turo at &#x27;di kami nakapag-bonding. Siguro, ngayong Pasko, masaya ako pag nakasama ko sila.&quot;(My Christmas wish is to be with my family and be able to spend time with the children where I come from. When I got home, I didn&#x27;t have time for them, I wasn&#x27;t able to sit with them for lessons and we weren&#x27;t able to bond. This Christmas, I&#x27;d be happy if I&#x27;m with them.)For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Three months after a historic performance at the Rio Olympics, Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz remains as busy as ever.

Three months after a historic performance at the Rio Olympics, Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz remains as busy as ever.

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Giving back to community part of Hidilyn Diaz's long-term plan

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published December 01, 2016 06:00 PM PHT

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