In front of Tokyo Games heroine Hidilyn Diaz, Sarno bombed out earlier of the medal race as she failed to hurdle her declared starting lift of 100kg in the snatch three times on Friday, Aug. 9, at the South Paris Arena 6 in Versailles – southwest of the French capital.
PARIS – After its historic performance in the 2020 Tokyo Games, the Philippine weightlifting sank to its lowest in recent memory.Two DNF’s cards in three days – the latest by world No. 4 Vanessa Sarno in the 71kg class in the Paris Olympics – have dropped the association to the abyss of despair.
Even Sarno, touted as the next Diaz having dominated almost all events she took part in a decorated junior career, was aghast with her performance. Snatching 100kg has been a routine in the past, but to the horror of everyone, Sarno was unsuccessful thrice with an interval of two minutes each.
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