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Two silvers for Palagtiw

Joey Villar - The Philippine Star

July 12, 2026 | 12:00am

Palagtiw actually tied for first in clean and jerk with Ukrainian Polina Kalnyk with 112kg each and in total with Tunisian Ghrissa Ghofrane with 200kg apiece but settled for the silver since the latter two achieved the total weight first to snatch the gold.

MANILA, Philippines — Jea Mae Palagtiw snared a couple of silver medals to cap what had been a productive effort for Team Philippines in the World Weightlifting Championships in Cali, Colombia.

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