MANILA, Philippines—Filipino bet Erleen Ando bagged three medals in the women’s 64-kilogram division of the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan Tuesday.
Ando captured the silver after lifting a combined 213 kilograms while Chinese-Taipei’s Wen-Huei Chen topped the division after tallying a combined weight of 228 kg.
The Philippine representative captured the silver medal in the clean and jerk at 119kg with Chen taking the gold with a lift of 128 kg.
Chen likewise won gold in the snatch event lifting a weight of 100 kg with Ando settling for third at 94kg and Han Sojin taking the silver at 96kg.
Ando’s medal collection pushed the Philippines’ haul to six in …
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