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Elreen Ando delivered a dominant performance to claim the Philippines’ first gold medal in weightlifting at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, lifting a total of 229 kilograms in the women’s 63kg category in Chonburi.
![Hidilyn Diaz competes in the women’s 58kg weightlifting event at the SEA Games. [POC Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/598695607_1181541854142050_3661986729430283983_n-400x200.jpg)
Tokyo Olympics champion Hidilyn Diaz placed fourth in the women’s 58kg weightlifting event at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi, Thailand, citing injury and preparation challenges.
![Hidilyn Diaz continues her SEA Games legacy in the women’s 58kg category. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Hidilyn-Diaz-400x200.jpg)
Tokyo Olympics champion Hidilyn Diaz is set to compete in the women’s 58kg division at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Chonburi, aiming to add another gold medal to her SEA Games haul.
![Rosegie Ramos reacts after failing to complete her lifts in the women’s 48kg at the SEA Games. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Weightlifting-48kg-Snatch-Rosegie-Ramos_-2-400x200.jpg)
The Philippine weightlifting team faced a challenging start at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games as Rosegie Ramos failed to complete her lifts in the women’s 48kg division, while Fernando Agan Jr. finished fifth in the men’s 60kg.
With the Philippines’ best-ever Olympic medal tally in Paris 2024, POC president Bambol Tolentino pushes for a national Olympic headquarters.
![EJ Obiena of the Philippines: [photo from EJ Obiena - Ernest Obiena Facebook page]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/300963317_484370876837037_6864775659209183336_n-400x200.jpg)
Around 10,500 athletes from 206 countries will be strutting their stuff in the Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11.
The 2023 Batang Pinoy (BP) and Philippine National Games (PNG) are set to kick off Sunday, December 17, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium with Hidilyn Diaz, Eumir Marcial and Caloy Yulo gracing the event.
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Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo missed out on a medal in the 2023 Asian Games, placing fourth in the 59kg category of women’s weightlifting on Monday, Oct. 2, at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium.
Filipina Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz ousted her Thai rival to win the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting title of the 31st Southeast Asian Games Vietnam 2021 on Friday at the Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center. Related Posts PSC case against payroll padding cheats go to RTC The Department of Justice found probable cause on the complaint filed by the Philippine Sports Commission and the National Bureau Read more The Proposal:…
GLORY is addictive and with the Tokyo delight of Pinoy Olympians, I’m sure it will not hurt if we will make appreciation a regular habit. Hidilyn, the heroine of Zamboanga, is now made for life, while Nesthy, Eumir and scavenger-turned multi-millionaire Carlo are now part of our vocabulary.