HIDILYN DIAZ-NARANJO is running for a seat in the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) Athletes Commission saying she wants to be a voice not only for Filipinos but for Asian weightlifters as well.
“I want it, I want to be still connected with weightlifting. I want to share my experience as an athlete to my fellow athletes and represent the Asian athletes in the IWF board,” Diaz-Naranjo told BusinessMirror through voice messaging from her training camp in Atlanta Monday.
The IWF elections are set in November ahead of the world championships at the Gran Carpa Americas Coferias in Bogota, Colombia, from December 5 to 16.
The 31-year-old Tokyo Olympics gold medalist will be one of 17 candidates for the IWF position.
Among those who have announced their candicacies were Olympic champions Maude Charron of Canada, Meso Hassona of Qatar and Behdad Salimi of Iran.
Diaz-Naranjo is currently at the Power and Grace Performance Gym in Suwanee, Georgia, preparing for the world championships, hoping to win the gold that’s missing from her collection.
Diaz-Naranjo is with Julius Naranjo, her husband and strength and conditioning coach and head trainer, as well as her nephew, Rowel Garcia, Julius Naranjo’s assistant. Nutritionist Jeaneth Aro will join them later this month. Josef Ramos
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