The 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist has formally booked her fourth straight Olympics appearance but wound up a tough battle in the women’s 55kg event.

Diaz punched 94 kilograms in the snatch and 118kg in the clean and jerk with a total of 212kg, a kilogram short of Uzbekistan’s Muattar Nabieva’s 213 kg.

The 30-year-old lifter could have pocketed a bronze medal if she had lifted a good lift at 121kg in her second attempt or 122kg in her third, but faltered and ended with only 118kg.

She wound up behind China’s dynamic duo of gold medalist Qiuyun Liao, who lifted a 98kg at snatch and 124kg in the clean and jerk for a 222kg total, second-placer Yajun Li, who converted a 101kg at snatch and 120kg at clean and jerk for a 221kg total, and local bet Muattar Nabieva, who ended with 99kg at snatch and 114kg clean and jerk for a 213kg total.

Hometown bet Nabieva also plucked the snatch silver at 99kg while Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan copped the clean and jerk bronze with 118kg. 

China’s Li, who holds the Olympic record in snatch, also ended with another gold for her lift in the same event along with another silver for her lift in the clean and jerk. 

Liao, who holds the Olympic record in the clean and jerk, also plucked a bronze in the snatch and a gold in the clean and jerk.

Meanwhile, Mary Flor Diaz, Hidilyn’s cousin,  nabbed three silver medals in the women’s 45kg after lifting 60 kg on snatch and 75 kg on clean and jerk for a total of 135kg. 

India’s Jhilli Dalabahera racks the golds with a total of 157 kg off 69 kg on snatch and 88 kg on clean and jerk.

On the other hand, 2019 silver medalist John Ceniza nabbed the third spot after Group B of men’s 61 kg after a 110 kg on snatch and 135 kg on clean and jerk for a 245kg total. 

Elien Perez fell short of the women’s 49kg category after registering a 73kg at snatch and a 92kg at clean and jerk with a total of 165kg. 

Margaret Colonia will continue Team Pilipinas’ campaign as she steps on the stage on Monday at 3:55 p.m. here in Tashkent.