THE Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) has dropped the plan to send its athletes to China for the last phase of training before they head to the Paris Olympics.
Paris-bound Vanessa Sarno, Elreen Ando and John Ceniza with Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas president Monico Puentevella and Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richard Bachmann.
THE Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas has dropped the plan to send its athletes to China for the last phase of training before they head to the Paris Olympics. SWP president Monico Puentevella is now eyeing Taipei as the final stop of training for Vanessa Sarno, Elreen Ando and John Ceniza, who are all assured of Paris berths. A fourth weightlifter. Rosegie Ramos, is still trying to qualify.
“We intended to train them in China. I tried for more than a year and I negotiated with the Chinese Embassy but they have been very lukewarm,” said Puentevella in Tuesday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex presented by San Miguel Corporation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, Smart/PLDT, Milo, and 24/7 sports app ArenaPlus.
The Philippines won its first Olympic gold in Tokyo courtesy of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who spent time in China to train under a Chinese coach leading to the 2021 Games.The 20-year-old Sarno will vie in the women’s 71kg. Ando, 25, is entered in the women’s 59kg, while 26-year-old Ceniza will compete in the men’s 61kg. Ando competed in Tokyo.
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