Filipino weightlifter Rosegie Ramos finished ninth in the women's 48-kilogram category at the IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Forde, Norway.
The 21-year-old athlete from Zamboanga City lifted 80kgs in the snatch and 96kgs in the clean-and-jerk for a total of 196kgs.
Ri Song Gum of North Korea won the gold medal with a total lift of 213kgs.
Chanu Saikhom Mirabai of Indonesia secured the silver medal with a total lift of 199kgs, and Tanyathon Sukcharoen of Thailand took the bronze with 198kgs.
The performances of Mirabai and Sukcharoen could be a preview for the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, where Ramos may face them again.
The Philippines still has four more athletes competing in the championships, including Fernando Agad Jr., Albert Ian delos Santos, and Elreen Ando.
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