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Ando continues strong PH women show; Eala sure of bronze
Elreen Ando secured the Philippines' first gold medal in weightlifting at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games by dominating the women's 63kg class.
Ando achieved a total lift of 229kg at the Chonburi Sports School.
She lifted 98kg in snatch and 127kg in clean and jerk.
Vietnam's Thi Thuy Tien Nguyen took the silver medal with a total of 219kg, while Thailand's Saetia Thanaporn received the bronze with 218kg.
This gold medal marks Ando's second SEA Games title, having previously won in the 59kg class in 2023.
Her victory follows Albert Ian delos Santos's silver medal win in the men's 71kg class on Sunday, where he set a new world junior mark in the clean and jerk.
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz placed fourth in the women's 58kg category.
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