JUST IN: Filipina weightlifter Elreen Ando bags two silvers and one bronze in the women's 64kg final of the 2021 Asian Championships.
Ando finished 2nd in clean and jerk and total score, and 3rd in snatch category. | @dtdyumol pic.twitter.com/2jxpLBKElL
— CNN Philippines Sports Desk (@sportsdeskph) April 20, 2021
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 20) – Filipina weightlifter Elreen Ando took home three medals on Tuesday in the women’s 64kg final of the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In the total score, the Cebuana lifter notched 213 points to place second behind Chen Wen-Huei of Chinese Taipei (228 points) and above bronze medalist Sojin Han of South Korea (211 points).
The 25-year-old Ando comfortably aced the 94kg lift in her first snatch attempt. Despite failing to carry the 97kg lift on her succeeding two tries, she finished third and won a bronze medal for the category.
In the clean and jerk category, Ando recorded a rousing start after hurdling the 115 and 119kg lifts in her first two attempts. Although she failed to clear the 121kg lift, Ando notched the silver medal in the event.
With Ando’s feat, the Philippines now has a total of five silvers and one bronze in the Asian weightlifting meet. Mary Flor Diaz won three silvers in the women’s 45kg division final last Sunday.
Meanwhile, Margaret Colonia finished seventh in the women’s 59kg division after finishing with 176 points in the total lifts.
2019 Asian juniors champion Vanessa Sarno, 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Kristel Macrohon, and John Dexter Tabique are next in line to compete in the tournament that will last until April 25.
2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz formalized her entry to the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday after competing in the Asian tilt and finished fourth overall in the women’s 55kg final.
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