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...
Albert Ian Delos Santos immediately ran off the platform, hugged his mother and got a picture from her. At the podium, he proudly showed off his medals on his right hand and then held firmly the same picture on his left. The picture showed his late father, who died just two months ago due to liver...
Angeline Colonia powered her way to a pair of silver medals in the women’s 48 kilogram division of the 2026 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Junior Championships in Ismailia, Egypt. Colonia lifted a total of 177kgs to place second overall and behind gold medal winner Zailian...
Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the first Filipino to win an Olympic gold medal, has officially joined the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) as a faculty member—marking a new chapter in the career of the country’s most decorated weightlifter. In an article posted on its website on January 19,...
Jhodie Peralta gave the Philippines another gold medal after ruling her division in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday, Dec. 21. Peralta, who just turned 15 last month, dominated the women’s youth 55 kilogram class after registering a total lift of...
Aldrin Colonia gave the country its first gold medal after topping his weight division in the 2024 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Doha, Qatar on Friday, Dec. 20. Photo from Asian Weightlifting Federation The 17-year-old Colonia ruled the youth men’s -49kg class with a total...
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...
Elreen Ando intensified her bid for a return trip to the Olympics after snaring two silver medals in the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday, Feb. 5. Elreen Ando shows her readiness to earn a berth at the 2024 Paris Olympics with two silver medals in the Asian...
Rosegie Ramos firmed up her bid of qualifying for this year’s Paris Olympics after bagging one silver and one bronze medal in the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan over the weekend. Rosegie Ramos, far right, posts with winners in the Asian Weightlifting Championships....
