The Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) is confident of discovering future champions and making them ready for a strong campaign in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. SWP president Monico Puentevella said Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo 's victory in Tokyo four years ago served as an inspiration for...
Vanessa Sarno (AP Photo) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has applauded weightlifter Vanessa Sarno for her remarkable performance and determination at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. DSWD, through its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), expressed gratitude to 20-year-old...
PARIS – Six days after his controversial quarterfinals defeat, Carlo Paalam has not changed his belief that he won that fight fair and square. Philippines' Carlo Paalam, right, fights Australia's Charlie Senior in their men's 57kg quarterfinal boxing matchat the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday,...
PARIS – After its historic performance in the 2020 Tokyo Games, the Philippine weightlifting sank to its lowest in recent memory, and its fall from grace could be likened to a TV soap opera. Vanessa Sarno (AP) Two DNF’s (did not finish) cards in three days – the latest by world No. 4 Vanessa...
Vanessa Sarno’s Olympic debut ended in tears as she failed to clear her declared weight target of 100kg in snatch in the women’s 71kg class in the weightlifting competition on Thursday, Aug. 9, at the south Paris Arena 6 in Versailles. Vanessa Sarno of the Philippines competes during the...
PARIS – Have faith in yourself if you wish to come out on top. That’s the mantra of world No. 4 Vanessa Sarno in her previous battles, and for sure, she’ll going to use it again as she tries to give the country another “high” when she competes in the 71kg class of women’s weightlifting...
The Philippines is set to host the 2024 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships on Nov. 4 to 14 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella, left, and Asian Weightlifting Federation secretary general Mohammed Ahmed Alharbi ...
Weightlifters Vanessa Sarno and John Febuar Ceniza aim to break the old narrative for Olympic first-timers as they gun for nothing but a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Games happening in a few months. Vanessa Sarno eyes nothing but a podium finish in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (File Photo) Sarno, a...
Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella is turning to a familiar world-class coach for another shot at bringing home medals for Team Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. From left, PSC chairman Richard Bachmann, John Febuar Ceniza, Elreen Ando, Samahang Weightlifting ng...
The future is bright for Philippine weightlifting after three athletes virtually qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics -- the most in almost four decades. Vanessa Sarno was the latest addition to the Paris-bound PH team after maintaining her fifth-place position in the Olympic qualification...
Vanessa Sarno virtually clinched a berth to the 2024 Paris Olympics after her record-breaking performance in the women’s 71kg of the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Sunday, April 7. Vanessa Sarno is the latest Filipino qualifier to the Paris Olympics. (File Photo) The 20-year-old Asian...
Vanessa Sarno shattered her own Philippine record after topping Group B in the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Sunday, April 7. The 20-year-old Asian champion lifted 110 kilograms in snatch to eclipse her previous mark of 108kg set at the IWF World Cup in Doha, Qatar last year in the women’s...
