体坛英语资讯：PSC denies underfunding claim by Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 4-- <span word="The">The</span> 2016 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="weightlifting">weightlifting</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Hidilyn">Hidilyn</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="pursues">pursues</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> (<span word="PSC">PSC</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> "<span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="supportive">supportive</span>".</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="Instagram">Instagram</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="support">support</span>," <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brave">brave</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quadrennial">quadrennial</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1924. <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Filipino">Filipino</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="color">color</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 28-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="weightlifter">weightlifter</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="snatched">snatched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="netizens">netizens</span> <span word="reacted">reacted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Weightlifting">Weightlifting</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pattaya">Pattaya</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PSC">PSC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="remiss">remiss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Diaz">Diaz</span>.</p>
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