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A podium finish remained to be elusive for Filipino weightlifters in the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan over the week.

Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and fellow Olympian Elreen Ann Ando are expected to compete in the World Weightlifting Championship set this December in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

After competing in the Tokyo Olympics as a continental qualifier, Filipino weightlifter Elreen Ann Ando hopes to earn a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics as one of the best athletes in the field.

After three boxers delivered medals for Team Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics, there is great optimism that Filipino pugs can deliver another big performance in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France.

Tokyo Olympics veterans EJ Obiena and Elreen Ann Ando, and Filipino fencing sensation Samantha Catantan head the new list of Filipino athletes selected by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) for the Olympics Solidarity Scholarship Grant program of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Ando came away with what was most valuable to her early in her career — wisdom and experience from lifting against the world’s best.

Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz appears to be the most excited among the 19 Filipino athletes that will see action in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics set to start this Friday, July 23 in Japan.

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William “Butch” Ramirez expressed confidence that this batch of Filipino athletes that will see action in the Tokyo Olympics is more than prepared to make the country proud when the Games open on Friday, July 23.

It will be Hidilyn Diaz’s fourth straight campaign in the Summer Games when competitions begin at the Tokyo Olympics on July 23.

Tokyo Olympics-bound weightlifter Elreen Ann Ando will continue with her daily training in Cebu City as she prepares for her Olympic debut next month in Japan.