00:00 Four days before the end of the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in India,
00:06 the young weightlifters of the Philippines are now in the spotlight
00:10 despite their big adjustments in terms of climate and situation in other countries.
00:15 Some of the athletes who got gold for the Philippines
00:18 are only competing for the first time in an international tournament.
00:22 Let's find out who they are in the memory of Khe Asun Shot.
00:27 The Philippine team is leading the overall ranking of the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships
00:33 with 16 gold, 10 silver and 4 bronze medals in the Gautam Buddha University New Delhi, India.
00:42 From just one week, they have already achieved a lot
00:46 as they are the first time in an international competition led by Judy Peralta and Alexandra Díaz.
00:52 Peralta, a former weightlifting club lifter, achieved 3 gold medals,
00:57 which is equivalent to 49 kg weight class.
00:59 Díaz, a 12-year-old gulaman, achieved 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
01:04 He is the nephew of 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Heidi Ling Díaz
01:08 and national team coach Alan Díaz.
01:11 It's a program of the Manual Weightlifting Club.
01:15 We have a qualifying, we will see the records of the athletes,
01:24 if they will be able to enter the competition.
01:26 That's why I was chosen to join the delegation.
01:29 They have a chance to win a medal.
01:34 That's why I was chosen to join.
01:37 I'm just training,
01:40 and I will help coach Alan and my teammates.
01:47 Meanwhile, in the second time of the competition,
01:50 17-year-old weightlifting prodigy Rose Jean Ramos
01:53 achieved 1 gold and 2 silver in the 45 kg category.
02:00 It was very difficult because the venue and the competition was very cold.
02:06 Even a single sweat was not enough.
02:09 The food was not good.
02:11 We always eat chicken and ice cream.
02:16 We all have a lot of stress before we came here.
02:19 We were overwhelmed.
02:21 But now, we are okay.
02:23 19 countries competed this year.
02:26 Vietnam is currently second in the Philippines,
02:30 with only 2 gold medals,
02:32 while Thailand is third.
02:34 The Philippines was third in the overall ranking last year.
02:38 Vanessa Sarno will compete in the final round tomorrow.
02:41 She will try to finish the campaign of the Philippines
02:44 by winning 3 medals in the women's 71 kg event.
02:49 KSN on TV Sport.
02:51 (upbeat music)
