NATIONAL team members and aspiring weightlifters based in Zamboanga City received a boost as the International Weightlifting Federation has donated P220,000 worth of new equipments.

Councilor Elbert Atilano, Philippine Weightlifting Association vice president, announced the donation is very timely and will be of great help since they lack weightlifting equipments.

Atilano said the donated equipments, which arrived here last Sunday, included two sets of barbells, weightlifting belt, shoes and suits.

Atilano said the new equipments will be stationed at the Universidad de Zamboanga, the main training center for weightlifting in this city.

Atilano said there are 100 active weightlifters in this city.

They train at the Universidad de Zamboanga and in the village of Mercedes as well as at the gym of Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz in the village of Mampang.