▁Dia z ▁returned ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year ▁absence ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁her ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁squad ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁wel ter weight ▁class ▁( 6 7   kg ). ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁she ▁se aled ▁a ▁first - place ▁victory ▁over ▁Gu atem ala ' s ▁He id y ▁Ju á rez ▁and ▁guaranteed ▁a ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁Olympic ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Pan ▁American ▁Olympic ▁Qual ifying ▁Tournament ▁in ▁Qu er ét aro , ▁Mexico . ▁She ▁first ▁triumph ed ▁by ▁a ▁ 4 – 4 ▁jud ging ▁decision ▁over ▁Mor oc co ' s ▁Mou na ▁Ben ab derr ass oul , ▁before ▁being ▁down ed ▁by ▁China ' s ▁Lu o ▁Wei ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 – 5 . ▁Dia z ▁sought ▁for ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁first ▁Olympic ▁medal ▁at ▁these ▁Games , ▁but ▁sli pped ▁it ▁away ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 5 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Ju are z ▁in ▁the ▁repe ch age ▁r ounds , ▁re leg ating ▁her ▁to ▁fifth . ▁ ▁R ising ▁from ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁top ▁Olympic ▁finish ▁in ▁Ath ens , ▁Dia z ▁put ▁her ▁ret irement ▁plans ▁on ▁hold , ▁as ▁she ▁finished ▁behind ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁Shin ▁Ky ung - h ye on ▁in ▁the ▁heavy weight ▁division ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁World ▁Ta ek w ondo ▁Championships ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁then ▁cr ushed ▁Mexico '