Olympic hopeful Vanessa Sarno, competing with a hurting knee, finished a disappointing fifth in the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Vanessa Sarno was hurting her knee while competing in the Asian Weightlifting Championships. (File Photo) The...
Vanessa Sarno mustered all her might but still came up short in her medal bid along with Kristel Macrohon in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Grand Prix II in Doha, Qatar over the weekend. Sarno, a 2020 Asian Champion and two-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, missed the...
HANGZHOU, China – Up against younger and stronger rivals, Tokyo Olympics champion Hidilyn Diaz was the first to flinch as rising star Kim Ilgyong of North Korea stole the limelight with record-shattering performance in the women’s 59-kilogram class on Monday, Oct. 2, in the...
Weightlifter Vanessa Sarno is widely regarded as the next big thing in Philippine sports – the heiress apparent to the legendary Hidilyn Diaz. Vanessa Sarno. (File/PSC-POC Photo) Her burgeoning collection of trophies and medals is enough to vouch her new-found status. But just how ready is Sarno...
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....
Vanessa Sarno proved why she’s being hailed as Philippine weightlifting’s next big thing after clinching three gold medals in the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Championships in New Delhi, India on Wednesday, Aug. 2. *Vanessa Sarno manages to rule her weight class despite still recuperating from...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Vanessa Sarno showed why she is being hailed as Philippine weightlifting’s next big thing after capturing the gold medal in record-breaking fashion in the 32 nd Southeast Asian Games at the National Olympic Stadium here Monday, May 15. *Vanessa Sarno (File Photo)* Sarno,...
Vanessa Sarno put a strong finish to Team Philippines' campaign in the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships after bagging three silver medals in the women's 71kg category in Jinju, South Korea on Tuesday, May 9. *Vanessa Sarno (File/PSC-POC Photo) * The 19-year-old prodigy lifted a total of 239...
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...
Vanessa Sarno lived up to the lofty billing of being the heir apparent to Hidilyn Diaz, this time copping three gold medals, including the junior's title in the women’s -71kg, in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship on Friday (Manila time), July 22 at the Yunusobod Sports Complex...
Hidilyn Diaz trains in Malacca, Malaysia in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. (Screenshot from “Let’s Go HD!” by Kick-Start Coffee Brewed Awakening) It will be Hidilyn Diaz's fourth straight campaign in the Summer Games when competitions begin at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23. Many see this...
