Filipina weightlifter Angeline Colonia made heads turn on Sunday, July 17, after breaking the world and Asian records in the 40kg category and taking home two gold medals and one silver in the 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Angeline Colonia (Photo from AWF)Colonia shattered both world and Asian youth standard records, previously set at 61kgs, in her category after lifting 62kg in snatch. Overall, Angeline, the sister of 2016 Rio Olympian Nestor Colonia, reigned supreme with a total lift of 134kg while Duong Thi (129 kg) and Vyachare (125kg) followed suit in second and third place, respectively. Meanwhile, Prince Keil de los Santos also won two bronze medals (clean and jerk and overall) in the 49kg category. He lifted 103kg in clean and jerk and had an overall lift of 186kg, along with his 83kg in snatch.

Source: Manila Times July 18, 2022 15:59 UTC