Fueled by Hidilyn’s triumph, Nesthy finds her inner fire blazing again

Nesthy Petecio has always seen Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo as an inspiration. News of Diaz-Naranjo's golden triumph in the Tokyo Olympics fueled the boxer's own silver medal finish in the Japanese capital. Diaz-Naranjo's billboard at the entrance of Rizal Memorial Sports Complex always awed Petecio. So when she was alerted to the weightlifter's latest feat, a triple-gold performance in the International Weightlifting World Championships recently in Bogota, Colombia, Petecio was again fired up. "When I saw Hidilyn win the world championships, it gave me a lot of encouragement to return to training and chase my dream of winning an Olympic gold medal,'' said Petecio in Filipino. Di...

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