Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 08:08:03 +0000
The Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) is looking to hire a Chinese coach to handle the reigns of the national team leading to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Weightlifting federation president Monico Puentevella disclosed the plan to hire another Chinese coach to take over the place left by Gao Kaiwen in the hope of sustaining the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2022 07:56:43 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Vanessa Sarno, trumpeted as the heir apparent to Hidilyn Diaz’s throne, further galvanized her status by winning three golds in the women’s minus-71kg in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship on Friday (Manila time), July 22 at the Yunusobod Sports Complex in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Bohol pride lorded over the competition, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:25:19 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA They’re young but very promising. Rosalinda Faustino and Rosegie Ramos, who both hail from the weightlifting hotbed of Zamboanga City, showed glimpses of their talents as they humbled their respective rivals to win three golds each in the Asian Youth and Junior Championships 2022 Tuesday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Faustino, 15, prevailed in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:08:10 +0000
The Philippine government, through the Philippine Sports Commission, lauded the golden performances of the national women athletes who emerged triumphant in karate, weightlifting and the ‘in thing” these days – football. “For July, we have a lot of reasons to cheer for. In sports, women are brimming with success and talent for this month, and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 05:14:40 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Winning golds is turning out to be a habit – a good one – for weightlifter Rose Jean Ramos. A month after she struck for two golds in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Ramos, getting better and stronger, surprised the field by winning four gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the Asian […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:01:31 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Weightlifter Angeline Colonia made head turns on Sunday, July 17, after breaking the world and Asian records in the 40kg category and taking home two gold medals and one silver in the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.Colonia shattered both world and Asian youth standard records, previously set […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 08:44:37 +0000
KRISTEL Macrohon gave Philippine weightlifting its second gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the women’s 71kg event on Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Macrohon, 23, lifted 216 kg after registering 93 kg in the snatch and 123 kg in clean and jerk to bag the gold. Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Van was […]
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:00:54 +0000
Diaz said that she is still awaiting approval from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the government’s financing arm for training of Filipino athletes for various international competitions.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 15:00:37 +0000
The 28-year-old Diaz captured silver medals in snatch (94) and clean and jerk (115), which gave her a total of 209 in the -55kg event.
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