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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider PH weightlifting team cancels China training due to coronavirus

PH weightlifting team cancels China training due to coronavirus

Published Feb 5, 2020 12:00 am
By Waylon Galvez In the aftermath of the cancellation of its training in China, weightlifting’s national team coach Toni Agustin said they nevertheless have the proper facility here to continue preparation for the Asian Championship this year in Kazakhstan. Weightlifting's national team coach Toni Agustin cancels the 60-day China training due to the 2019 novel coronavirus. (Waylon Galvez) Weightlifting's national team coach Toni Agustin cancels the 60-day China training due to the 2019 novel coronavirus. (Waylon Galvez) Agustin said they were initially eyeing a 60-day training in China, which they did before the 30th Southeast Asian Games here and which resulted in a good showing with gold medal performances by Rio Olympics veteran Hidilyn Diaz and rising star Kristel Macrohon. However, because of the travel ban brought by the threat of the 2019 novel coronavirus, which reportedly started in Wuhan, the national team cancelled training camp schedule there. “Hindi na muna kasi nga gawa nung crisis doon at may travel ban din naman,” Agustin said Wednesday. “Wala din naman kami ibang makita na pwedeng training camp kasi kung magte-training kami dito lang din naman sa Asia. Isa pang na-consider namin ang Taiwain, pero malapit pa din sa China.” The Asian Championship is set April 16 to 25, and it is the sixth and final required Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for the Filipinos aiming to land a spot to the Tokyo Olympics in August. Agustin said training here for the event is not an issue. “Maganda na naman yung facility na meron tayo dito sa atin,” said Agustin, referring to the weightlifting gym at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila that the Philippine Sports Commission recently renovated. “Bukod sa facility, magaganda yung mga gamit na meron tayo, and also yung kinakain ng mga atleta natin, under naman yan ng PSC so meron nutritionist kaya nababantayan yung diet.” Hidilyn Diaz and Filipino weightlifters are set to compete in the Roma World Cup on January next year and the 2020 Asian Championships on April. (MB Photo / Rio Leonelle Deluvio / Captured using Canon 5D Mark IV with 300mm f4 lens) Hidilyn Diaz (MB Photo / Rio Leonelle Deluvio / Captured using Canon 5D Mark IV with 300mm f4 lens, File) The 28-year-old Diaz recently bagged the gold medal in the 2020 Roma World Cup, giving the Rio Olympics silver medalist the No. 5 spot with 3,632.0672 points in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) ranking. Three other weightlifters are in the running to earn a spot in the Tokyo Olympics, including former Olympian Nestor Colonia, who is at No. 31 in the 67kg men’s, while Elreen Ann Ando (64kg) and Macrohon (71kg) are both at No. 20 in their respective divisions in the women’s side. John Fabuar Ceniza, who bagged the bronze medal in the 61kg in the World Cup, currently ranks No. 146 in the world, while Jeffrey Garcia is at No. 54 in 73kg. Mary Flor Diaz, who competed in the 49kg in the World Cup, is in the vicinity as Ceniza and Garcia.
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