Manila, Dec. 2 -- Hidilyn Diaz emerged as the star of the show for Team Philippines on Monday when she finally bagged her first Southeast Asian Games gold with a dominant performance in women's weightlifting.
Diaz, 28, a silver medalist in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, lifted a total of 211kg in topping the women's 55kg division before an animated crowd at the newly-renovated Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Diaz added her breakthrough SEA Games gold to her growing collection of medals that also include gold in the Asian Games and a bronze in the world championship.
"Thank you for very much for the support," Diaz told the television cameras going to the medal podium.
She competed in the 2007, 2011 and 2013 editions of the SEA Games and brou...