UPDATES: Philippines at 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships

Ramos kicks off PH campaign with 3-silver sweep at 45kg

Rose Jean Ramos set the tone for the Philippine contingent with a haul of three silver medals at snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift at the 45kg category.

Ramos lifted 73kg for snatch on the second attempt before failing at 75kg in the third. She then lifted 88kg for the clean and jerk, also on the second attempt, before buckling at 90. Although Indonesia’s Siti Hariroh matched Ramos’ 88kg, she only got there on the third lift, hence putting her down at third place.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s Siriwimon Pramongkhol hardly broke a sweat, cruising at 77kg for snatch, and only even getting off her first clean and jerk at 91kg after the rest of the field already exhausted all their attempts. She then obliterated the competition with a 100kg final lift to complete the golden sweep.

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Reigning Olympic weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz is skipping the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in favor of stiffer competition at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju, South Korea this May 5 to 13.

The Filipina superstar leads an eight-person contingent for the continental event – a list that includes Olympian Elreen Ando and SEA Games record holder Vanessa Sarno.

This will be Diaz’s first foray at the 59kg category, where she will square off against Ando, as she prepares for a higher weight class at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Other competitors at the event are Rose Jean Ramos (45kg), Rosegie Ramos (49kg), Lovely Inan (49kg), John Ceniza (61kg), and Kristel Macrohon (71kg). – Rappler.com