Althea Bacaro vies in her first youth world c'ships in Peru

Althea Bacaro vies in her first youth world c'ships in Peru

CEBU CITY, Philippines– Young Cebuana weightlifter Althea Bacaro will plunge into her first world championship action tomorrow, April 30 (May 1 Philippine Time) in the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth and Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru. Bacaro who is part of the 8-weightlifter Philippine team sent by the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) headed by its president Monico Puentevella will vie in the youth women’s …

Indian lifters fetch 2 bronze medal at Youth and Junior World C'ships

Lima (Peru), May 1 (PTI) India began its campaign at the IWF Youth and Junior World Weightlifting Championships with two bronze medals here. Jyoshna Sabar secured a bronze in the youth girls' 40kg category with a total lift of 129kg (56kg+72kg). She also clinched a silver in the clean and jerk segment on Wednesday. In the youth boys' 49kg category, Harsabardhan Sahu lifted a total of 197kg (87kg+ 110kg) to finish third overall and earn a bronze …