Aiming for the "last Olympics," Hidilyn Diaz is considering a World Cup campaign.

Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Olympic gold medallist in weightlifting, will not compete in the Asian Championships because she is getting better and wants to use the International Weightlifting Federation World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, to guarantee her place in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“I’m getting better, I will not participate in the Asian Championships because I don’t need to, it is more important to play in [the World Cup],” Diaz told reporters on Saturday, January 27.

“I’m getting there, getting stronger, since I am more focused on Paris 2024, because this will be my last Olympics,” added Diaz, who is turning 33 in February.

Though Diaz won the nation's first Olympic gold medal in Tokyo in 2021, the weight category was eliminated, so the Zamboangueña will have to go up to 59 kg and she won't be able to defend her title in the women's 55 kg division.

Diaz said that she struggled at first to get used to the demands of gaining weight, but she has since adjusted.

Before traveling to Phuket on March 31 for the IWF competition, Diaz will carry on with his preparation in Manila. Before traveling to Paris, where she will acclimate to the climate one month prior to the Games, she will have more time throughout Europe to prepare for the Olympics.

Via Rappler