Filipino lifter John Febuar Ceniza virtually booked a slot to the Paris Olympics after a strong finish in the International Weightlifting Federation World Cup in Phuket, Thailand Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines –
Although the IWF will only announce officially who the top 10 in each category will qualify to Paris late this month, Ceniza should be good enough to punch a ticket there as he came into this meet ranked fifth in the men’s 61kg division. Ceniza’s effort replicated the same lift he did during last year’s National Championships in Bacolod City.
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