Elreen Ando scores bronze for PH weightlifting in Asian Games

Tokyo Olympian Elreen Ando delivers the Philippines' first weightlifting medal in the Asian Games

MANILA, Philippines – Back in her original weight class, Elreen Ando ended the Philippines’ search for its first weightlifting gold in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

Running at joint fourth after the snatch portion with 96kg, the Cebuana cleared 126kg in her final clean and jerk attempt to secure the top-three finish. North Korea’s Rim Un-sim struck gold with hardly any challenge, totaling a new Asian Games record of 251kg, which is 17kg ahead of silver medalist Pei Xinyi of China.Pei bagged silver with a 234kg total built on a 104kg snatch and 130kg clean and jerk, although she stood no chance against Rim, who tried to shatter the snatch world record of 117kg by going for 118kg but to no avail.

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