Cebuano lifter Eron Borres set to compete at IWF Junior Championships in Spain

Glendale G. Rosal 09/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eron Borres, a promising weightlifter from Cebu, is set to showcase his skills in the 55-kilogram division at the 2024 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in León, Spain, on September 19. A varsity athlete…

Cebu’s Eron Borres to represent PH in World Junior C’ships

Glendale G. Rosal 09/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Eron Borres, the promising young weightlifter from Cebu, is set to campaign on the global stage as he represents the Philippines in the 2024 World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Leon, Spain this month. Borres,…

Elreen Ando misses Olympic medal but sets new PH weightlifting record

Glandale Rosal 08/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Two-time Olympian Elreen Ando from Cebu may have missed out on a podium finish in the women’s 59-kilogram division of the Paris Olympics, but she still put up a good fight on Thursday evening, August…

Olympian Ceniza gets boost from mom, coaches, local sports heads

Glendale G. Rosal 08/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – John Febuar Ceniza might have fallen short in his bid to win a medal in the Paris Olympics, but his mother, Ludy Ceniza, his coaches and some Cebu sports leaders offered encouraging words…

Injury hampers Ceniza’s performance in Paris Olympics

Glendale Rosal 08/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—John Febuar Ceniza was far from his best when he competed in the men’s 61-kilogram weightlifting category at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday evening, August 7, at the South Paris Arena in France. Ceniza faced…

Cebu’s John Febuar Ceniza falls short in Olympic debut

Glendale Rosal 08/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebu’s weightlifting bet John Febuar Ceniza fell short in the men’s 61-kilogram category of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday evening, August 7, 2024, at the South Paris Arena.  Ceniza, a first timer in the…

Ramon Solis optimistic in John Febuar Ceniza’s medal chances

Glendale G. Rosal 08/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Veteran weightlifting coach and former Olympian, Ramon Solis, is optimistic about John Febuar Ceniza’s chances of clinching a medal in the Paris Olympics. Ceniza is set to compete on August 7, Wednesday, (August…

Tabique sets new PR amidst punching incident at weightlifting Nat’l Open

Glendale G. Rosal 06/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) bronze medalist and Philippine record holder John Dexter Tabique reset his personal record in the men’s 96-kilogram category in the finale of the 2024 National Weightlifting Championships on Friday,…

Three Paris-bound Olympic lifters ready — national coach

Glendale G. Rosal 06/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — National weightlifting coach Antonio Agustin Jr. is optimistic that one of the three Olympic weightlifters will bring home a medal in the upcoming Paris Olympics next month. Agustin Jr., one of the national…

Nat’l Weightlifting Open unwraps this Sunday

Glendal G. Rosal 06/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The much-awaited 2024 National Weightlifting Open will start on Sunday, June 9, at the  SM Seaside City Cebu. According to Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) President Monico Puentevella, they are expecting over 300 weightlifters…

Puentevella lauds Cebu’s rise in weightlifting

Glendale G. Rosal 05/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—- Well-known sportsman and Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) president Monico Puentevella lauded Cebu’s sudden climb in the sport after producing two Olympians bound for the Paris Olympics later this year. During his visit to…

National Weightlifting Open to invade Cebu in June

Glendale G. Rosal 05/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City will be the epicenter of the Philippines biggest weightlifting tilt— the National Weightlifting Open scheduled from June 9 to 15 at the SM Seaside City Cebu. It’s been five years since…

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