Pinoy lifters’ Tashkent show continues

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines sustained its juggernaut in the Asian Youth and Junior Championships as Rosalinda Faustino and Rosegie Ramos added three gold medals apiece Tuesday in a mighty Phl haul in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Faustino swept all the mints in the women’s 49-kilogram youth division with lifts of 71 kg in snatch, 90 kg in clean and jerk and 161 kg in total while Ramos pulled off the same feat in the 49 kg junior class with 80 kg in snatch, 96 kg in clean and jerk and 176 kg in total.

Those feats hiked the country’s impressive harvest to 12 whopping golds.

Four of those mints came from Rosegie’s younger sister Rose Jean while the two were delivered by Angeline Colonia earlier.

Interestingly, all four young lifters hail from Zamboanga, a place that produced Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz.

And the country is expected to harvest more as Asian seniors and Southeast Asian Games queen Vanessa Sarno sees action today.

Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella said this performance is a glimpse of the country’s promising future in the sport.