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SEAG: Faustino adds another weightlifting silver to PH's haul

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Rosalinda Faustino competes in the women" s="" class="" in="" the="" Southeast="" Asian="" Games.="" POC="" PSC="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/14/weightlifting-women-55-kg-silver-rosalinda-faustino05.jpg"/><figcaption>Rosalinda Faustino competes in the women&#x27;s 55kg class in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. <em>POC/PSC Media.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>(UPDATED) Rosalinda Faustino picked up a silver medal in the women&#x27;s 55kg class of weightlifting to contribute to the Philippine cause in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.</p><p>Faustino&#x27;s total lift of 184kg was good for second behind Indonesia&#x27;s Juliana Klarisa during the competition held Sunday at the Olympic Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. </p><p>Faustino lifted 80kg in the snatch and tried to win the gold with an attempt of 107kg in her third lift in the clean and jerk.</p><p>But she no-lifted her final attempt, leaving her 3kg short of surpassing the Indonesian&#x27;s total.</p><p>Cambodia&#x27;s Try Sopheakreach was a far third with a total lift of 83kg.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/13/23/colonia-wins-phs-first-weightlifting-medal-in-32nd-seag">Colonia wins PH&#x27;s first weightlifting medal in 32nd SEA Games</a></li></ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐋! 🥈<br/><br/>Congratulations Rosalinda Faustino for lifting a silver medal in Weightlifting Women’s 55kg class at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SEAGames2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SEAGames2023</a>!<br/><br/>Mabuhay ang <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GalingngAtletangPilipino?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GalingngAtletangPilipino</a>! 🇵🇭<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BidaAngBayaningManlalaro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BidaAngBayaningManlalaro</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamPHIsaSEAG2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamPHIsaSEAG2023</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/parasainangbayan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#parasainangbayan</a> <a href="https://t.co/NitCFlJdwF">pic.twitter.com/NitCFlJdwF</a></p>— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) <a href="https://twitter.com/psc_gov/status/1657605670806618116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Vietnam&#x27;s Thi Thuy Thien Nguyen actually led all lifters with 85kg in the snatch, but she no-lifted in all three attempts at 101kg in the clean and jerk.</p><p>Meanwhile, Dave Pacaldo missed the podium in the men&#x27;s 67kg, as his total lift of 297kg was good for just fourth place.</p><p>Vietnam&#x27;s Minh Tri Tran (306kg), Thailand&#x27;s Witsanu Chantri (305kg), and Indonesia&#x27;s Mohammad Yasin (304kg) got the medals. </p><p>Reigning SEA Games gold winner Vanessa Sarno competes on Monday in the women&#x27;s 71kg class while John Dexter Tabique will see action in the men&#x27;s 89kg category on Tuesday, along with Kristel Macrohon in the women&#x27;s +71kg event. </p><p>For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/seagames2023">here</a>.</p>

Rosalinda Faustino picked up a silver medal in the women's 55kg class of weightlifting to contribute to the Philippine cause in the 32nd SEA Games.