Colombia's travel ban jeopardizes Diaz's Olympic hopes

Hidilyn Diaz's return to the Olympics is in jeopardy due to a travel ban imposed by Colombia amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Diaz, who won silver at the Rio de Janeiro Summer Games in 2016, needs one more Olympic qualifying event to secure her spot for Tokyo but cannot compete as planned in Cali, Colombia.

Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella is requesting the International Weightlifting Federation to review and possibly reduce the number of required qualifiers from six to five due to current circumstances.