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

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Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz in action for the Philippines in the women's 58kg division in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.

CHONBURI, Thailand – Weightlifting heroine Hidilyn Diaz offered an apology as she missed her shot at a medal in her Southeast Asian Games comeback. Th

e 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 but she failed in her bid to add to her personal five-medal SEA Games haul, which includes a pair of golds. Thaila

nd’s Suratwadee Yodsarn dominated the competition with a 224kg total, while Indonesia’s Natasya Beteyob (218kg) and Vietnam’s Thi Tam Quang (215kg) bagged silver and bronze, respectively. Diaz said sh