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The 19-year-old prodigy lifted a total of 239 kilograms for the overall silver after recording her bests of 107kgs in snatch and 132kgs in clean and jerk, both enough to place second in each lifts.
Tokyo Olympics weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz won her anticipated showdown with countrywoman Elreen Ando for that lone Philippine berth to next year’s Paris Games.
After a three-silver medal haul by Rose Jean Ramos last Friday, it’s now up to Tokyo Olympics gold winner Hidilyn Diaz and fellow Olympian Elreen Ando to carry the load for the Philippines in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju, South Korea.
Li Fabin won the head-to-head between two Chinese Olympic champions, a Thai teenager claimed two more junior world records and four athletes bombed out in the first 20 minutes of a remarkable session on day two of the Asian Weightlifting Championships here in Jinju.
Chinese weightlifters are top of the Paris 2024 rankings in four of the 10 weight categories, and after the Asian Championships which start in Jinju, Korea tomorrow they may take that number up to seven or eight.