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It seems Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz need not worry about the future of Philippine weightlifting, with the country’s emerging lifters continuing to make their mark at the ongoing Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Albert Ian Delos Santos was the...

Rosalinda Faustino contributed two bronze medals for Team Philippines in the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday, Aug. 10. The Zamboanga City native finished at the podium in the women’s junior 57kg, adding more medals in the PH team’s war chest....

Jhodie Peralta delivered five medals in two divisions for Team Philippines at the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday, Aug. 9. The Zamboanga City standout captured two gold and one silver medal in the youth women’s 53 kg division, as well as one gold...

Five more Filipino lifters added to Team Philippines’ medal haul after posting podium finishes in their respective divisions at the 2026 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday, Aug. 8. Jerick Icon Castro, Kirby Kent Alas-as, Prince Kiel Delos Santos,...

Althea Bacaro and Jay-R Colonia delivered an early medal haul for Team Philippines as the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships got underway in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday, Aug. 7. Bacaro struck gold twice to rule the youth women’s 45kg category, while Colonia bagged two silver...