Teen Lifter Delos Santos Smashes Record, Honors Late Dad
![Albert Ian Delos Santos won bronze in the men's 70kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design846-400x200.png)
Albert Ian Delos Santos won Asian Games bronze in the men’s 70kg event while breaking his own junior world and Asian clean and jerk record.
Philippine weightlifting
Hidilyn Diaz’s Gym Gets Government Boost Years After She Built It
Hidilyn Diaz’s Zamboanga gym receives new equipment as the PSC strengthens grassroots weightlifting and backs the next generation of athletes.
Delos Santos’ silver shows promise for Philippine weightlifting future
![Albert Delos Santos during his silver-winning performance at the SEA Games, setting a new junior record. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2575-400x200.jpeg)
Overcoming illness and pressure, Albert Delos Santos claimed silver and set a new junior record at the SEA Games, hinting at a bright future for Philippine weightlifting.
Teen lifter Jhodie Peralta just misses SEA Games podium in promising debut
![Jhodie Peralta competes in the women’s 53kg weightlifting event at the SEA Games in Chonburi, Thailand. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Weightlifting-Jhodie-Peralta-bags-2-medals-in-the-Girls-53kgs-11-400x200.jpg)
Sixteen-year-old Jhodie Peralta finished fourth in the women’s 53kg class at the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, missing the bronze by one kilogram but delivering a performance that signaled a bright future for Philippine weightlifting.
Philippine weightlifting starts SEA Games on difficult note with Ramos DNF
![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.
Philippines adds three medals as Peralta, Lobrido shine in Asian Youth Games
![Jhodie Peralta falls just short of a gold medal [POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Weightlifting-Jhodie-Peralta-bags-2-medals-in-the-Girls-53kgs-6-400x200.jpg)
Weightlifter Jhodie Peralta secured a silver and bronze, while boxer Leo Mhar Lobrido added a silver as Team Philippines continued its medal haul at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain.
Alas Pilipinas women eye consistency as weightlifters join Asian Youth Games push
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The Alas Pilipinas women’s volleyball team looks to sustain momentum after stunning China, while Filipino weightlifters, led by world youth champions Jhodie Peralta and Jay-R Colonia, prepare to chase medals at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain.