CEBUANA weighlifter Elreen Ando pocketed a silver medal in the recently held 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Jiangshan, China.

The Philippine Coast Guard reservist and prized stalwart of the University of Cebu Webmasters shone bright in the women’s 64-kilogram division by lifting a total of 232 kilograms.

Ando, a two-time Olympian, finished second to gold medalist Shuang Li, who lifted 239 kilograms.

Ando sealed his silver-medal finish by lifting 102 kilograms in the snatch and 130 kilograms in the clean and jerk.

North Korea’s Minhee Mun settled for bronze with a 214-kilogram total, 94 kilograms in the snatch and 120 kilograms in the clean and jerk.

Another Cebuano, Fernando Agad, also put up a strong showing after he won silver in the clean and jerk with a 141-kilogram lift. He finished fourth overall in the men’s 55-kilogram division after tallying a 254-kilogram total.

Also winning a silver for the Philipopines was Rosegie Ramos who snatched a silver medal in the women’s 49-kilogram category after lifting 90 kilograms in the snatch and 107 kilograms in the clean and jerk.(CCM)

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