BY WAYLON DIAZ
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz, still stranded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is unsure when she can return to the country so she can lift the real barbells and enjoy once again her normal life as
With President Duterte extending the enhanced community quarantine till April 30 due to global health crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, Diaz and her team don’t have any idea if the travel restrictions will also be relaxed that time.
Malaysia’s own safety measure, the Movement Control Order, is only up to April 28.
But even then, the team is facing a blank wall if it can return the first week of May.
“We don’t know yet,” said Diaz in a message.
“Parehas naman na option (if to return home or stay) pero depende na din po sa situation siguro,” added the 28-year-old Diaz who won a silver medal in the Rio Olympics back in 2016.
Though away from KL’s training facility, Diaz can still do some of her routine exercises.
But lifting real barbells was not.
She is now forced to use improvised water bottles for her lifting drills.
“So far OK naman po dito basta nakakapag-training kahit anong exercise pwede naman,” who posted several days ago on her Instagram her using two 6 gallons of water bottles as weights.
“Pero sana maka-balik lang sa regular training,” she added.
Aside from her family in Zamboanga City, the one thing she misses so much is the comfort, joy and love her ‘Hiro’ provides.
“Miss ko na ang family ko and also miss ko na si Hiro,” Diaz said, referring to her French Bulldog.