Cebuanos shine in National Weightlifting championships

CEBU, Philippines — Cebuano lifters strut their wares well as they harvested medals in the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas' 6-in-1 National Weightlifting Championships yesterday at the SM Seaside City.

John Febuar Ceniza  led Team Cebu City's charge as he was hailed as the 'most outstanding lifter' in the premier men's open and junior men's divisions.

The 20 year-old Ceniza, who is under the 61-kilograms in the new weight divisions, lifted 113-kilograms in the snatch and 143-kilograms in the clean and jerk for a total of 256-kilograms.

Ceniza's brother Evangelito Dale also won the gold and in the juniors of 55 kgs. division.

John Dexter Tabigue scored a triple golds via the open, secondary boys and junior division 89 kgs.with 267-kgs.total. He was considered one of the most improved lifters.

University of Cebu’s Ramon Padilla got two golds via the collegiate and junior boys’+109-kgs. plus a silver in the open while teammates Romeo Benedict Monisit and Jay Diamante also got a double gold each.

Marjun Agad of the Cebu-Alino Integrated Services took the gold in the secondary boys’ and silver in the junior 55 kgs.class with 214-kgs.total as teammate Jun Dominic Bohol settled with a bronze in the youth 43-kgs.class.

In the distaff side, Elreen Ann Ando of UC showed might with a triple gold via the open, junior and secondary girls’ 64-kgs.after posting 95-kgs.in the snatch, 116-kgs.in the clean and jerk for a total of 211-kgs.Carreta’s Mary Margarette Miparanum with a double bronze behind Ando in all three classes.

Giselle Ann Betua claimed a two golds via the youth and secondary girls’ 55-kgs. and a silver open division with a total lift of 144-kgs.

TCC got the junior men’s division crown with 21 points, just a point advantage over Hungduan while University of the East for settled third.