Lovely Inan and Angeline Colonia delivered four gold medals for Team Philippines in the IWF World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Leon, Spain on Thursday, Sept. 19. Lovely Inan, left, and Angeline Colonia. (IWF) The 19-year-old Inan, a national champion from Angono, Rizal, compiled a total...
The Philippine weightlifting team went home empty-handed in the 2023 IWF World Championships after Vanessa Sarno and Kristel Macrohon failed to land a medal on Wednesday, Sept. 13, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Vanessa Sarno did not rank in her weight class due to injury in the world championships....
Teenager Rosegie Ramos displayed her potential against her more experienced rivals after making into the Top 10 of the women’s 49kg division in the 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Rosegie Ramos misses the podium at the worlds, but improves...
The House of Representatives adopted on Wednesday night, Dec. 14 a resolution commending weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz for again bringing honor to the country by winning three gold medals in the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships. Hidilyn Diaz (BDO) Held at the Gran Carpa Americas Corferias in...
Kristel Macrohon gave the best she could against her more experienced rivals and finished into the Top 10 of her weight class in the 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia Monday, Dec. 12 (Tuesday in Manila). Kristel Macrohon finishes 10th in the women's 71kg division of the...
Vanessa Sarno and Kristel Macrohon try to close out the Philippine team’s campaign in the 2022 IWF World Weightlifting Championships on a high note when they compete Monday, Dec. 12 (Tuesday in Manila) in Bogota, Colombia. Vanessa Sarno hopes to make an impact in the IWF World Weightlifting...
Filipino weightlifters have yet to land a podium finish in the two-week 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Mary Flor Diaz (MB File Photo) Sans 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz, the national team has fielded six female lifters and four athletes in the world...
