SEA Games 2025: Hidilyn Diaz Admits 'Tough' Bid for Gold

Hidilyn Diaz sorry for missing out on SEA Games medal: 'This is my best for now'

CHONBURI, Thailand – Weightlifting heroine Hidilyn Diaz offered an apology as she missed her shot at a medal in her Southeast Asian Games comeback. The Philippines’ first Olympic champion finished fourth in the women’s 58kg class with a total of 200kg at the Chonburi Sports School here on Sunday, December 14. Seeing action in the regional showdown after missing the 2023 Cambodia edition, Diaz cleared 90kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk bu…

SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at the 2025 SEA Games (December 14, 2025)

Gilas Pilipinas Men and weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz are among the Philippines’ sports stars who will compete in Sunday’s events of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.

SEA Games 2025: Hidilyn Diaz admits 'tough' bid for gold

BANGKOK—Hidilyn Diaz will try to win another Southeast Asian Games gold on Sunday when she competes in the women’s 58kg category in Chonburi. The country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist is set to see action at 3 p.m. local time, looking to add to her triumphs in 2019 on home soil and 2022 in Hanoi. READ: Weightlifting queen Hidilyn Diaz vows best in SEA Games return But the 34-year-old admitted that a chance at another gold would be a tall or…

No Medal This Time: Hidilyn Diaz Opens Up After SEA Games Finish

Hidilyn Diaz Misses Podium in SEA Games, Breaks Silence on Injury & Doubt HIDILYN DIAZ – Filipina weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo’s return to the SEA Games turned emotional as the Olympic gold medalist settled for fourth place in the women’s 58kg weightlifting event. Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo narrowly missed a medal finish in her highly anticipated comeback ... Read more The post No Medal This Time: Hidilyn Diaz Opens Up After SEA Games Finis…

Hidilyn Diaz goes for SEA Games hattrick at age 34

Tokyo Olympics champion Hidilyn Diaz may be lifting for the last time at the Southeast Asian Games as she vies for another gold in the women’s 58kg weightlifting division at the 33rd SEA Games in Chonburi, Thailand, on Sunday. A two-time SEA Games gold medalist—winning in 2019 in Manila and 2022 in Hanoi—Diaz steps onto the platform not just as a competitor, but as a symbol of Filipino resilience and excellence. At 34, she admits her preparation…