Weightlifting superstar Hidilyn Diaz won’t be seeking a 2024 Paris Olympics’ qualifying slot all by herself.
The 32-year-old Diaz is pushing her younger teammates to join her quest to return to the Olympics.
One of them is 18-year-old Rosegie Ramos, who is now preparing and training with Diaz and her husband-coach Julius Naranjo, at their camp in Jala Jala, Rizal.
Ramos was among those, who claimed honors in the recent Asian Youth and Junior Championships, where the Philippines scooped 19 gold medals at the Gautam Buddha University in New Delhi, India.
“Sabi ko sa sarili ko, kailangan i-push ko sarili ko. Buti na lang at nandiyan si Ate Hidi, Kuya Julius at ang Team HD,” said Ramos on Sports Radio.
Ramos won three gold medals in the women’s junior 49-kg class, while her younger sister Rose Jean claimed four golds, a silver and a bronze in the 45-kg category.
Ramos will be competing with Diaz in 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, set in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from Sept. 4 to 17.
It will be the second time for Ramos to be in the tournament, adding it will be harder this time, now that she is training away from her family and sister, Rose Jean, who is in Mampang, Zamboanga City.