Looking back at Hidilyn Diaz's tough journey to Olympic glory

Hidilyn Diaz bagged the country's first ever Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, but she also made history in the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil. Before the hard-working weightlifter reached her dreams, she was a struggling athlete from Zamboanga City.

Five years ago, our senior correspondent David Santos talked to the people who witnessed Diaz's first journey to Olympic glory.
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