MANILA – The Philippines secured four silvers and four bronzes on Saturday, July 5, 2025, to increase its medal haul in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Jhodie Peralta of Zamboanga City pocketed five medals in the women’s 53kg class at Qazaqstan Arena.
In the Youth category, she placed second in snatch (84kg), clean and jerk (97kg) and total (181kg), while in the Junior category, she was third in snatch (84kg) and total (181kg), and fifth in the clean and jerk (97kg).
Jerick Icon Castro, competing in the Youth 56kg category, got one silver in snatch (105kg) and two bronzes in the clean and jerk (128kg) and total (233kg).
Meanwhile, Prince Keil Delos Santos of Angono, Rizal, was fourth in snatch (119kg), and seventh in both the clean and jerk (135kg) and total (254kg) in the Junior 60kg category. / PNA