Peralta, Lobrido bag medals for PH in Asian Youth Games

Jhodie Peralta secured a silver medal in the girls' 53kg weightlifting snatch event at the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain, with a lift of 87 kilograms, one kilogram behind the gold medalist from North Korea.

She also earned a bronze medal in the clean and jerk event with a lift of 100 kilograms.

Boxer Leo Mhar Lobrido finished second in the boys' 46kg category after a loss to Uzbekistan's Abdugani Yorkinjonov.

The medals hiked the Philippines' haul to six golds, seven silvers and eight bronzes, although the delegation dropped from fifth to ninth in the medal tally.

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