Diaz inspires young teammate to join her Paris Olympic quest

By Peter Atencio

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