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Filipina weightlifter Rosegie Ramos with officials of the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas and POC President Bambol Tolentino. Photo courtesy of Bambol Tolentino.

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Dyan Castillejo

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712043843553040224_Rosegie Ramos.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipina weightlifter Rosegie Ramos with officials of the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas and POC President Bambol Tolentino. Photo courtesy of Bambol Tolentino."/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- Filipina weightlifter Rosegie Ramos fell to No. 11 in the Olympic qualifying rankings for the women&#x27;s 49kg division, but she remains in contention for a berth in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ramos lifted a combined 190kg in the snatch and clean-and-jerk in Group B of her weight class during the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Monday afternoon.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">However, her total was surpassed by two other athletes in Group A. Echandia Zarate of Venezuela lifted a total of 193kg while Fang Wan Ling of Chinese Taipei lifted 192 kilograms in total.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/1/weightlifter-rosegie-ramos-nears-olympic-berth-1829"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/1/weightlifter-rosegie-ramos-nears-olympic-berth-1829">READ: Weightlifter Rosegie Ramos nears Olympic berth</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Beatriz Piron from Dominican Republic, a three-time Olympian, tied Ramos&#x27; personal best of 191kg, but is ranked at No. 10 ahead of the Filipina because she accomplished the feat earlier, in June 2023 in Cuba.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ramos lifted a personal best of 191kg in December 2023 in Doha.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But Ramos may still qualify if any of the lifters in the Top 10 pull out of the Olympics for any reason. Moreover, Nina Sterckx from Belgium -- who is currently ranked seventh -- may yet choose to compete in the 59kg weight class where she is also ranked.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The final list of Paris-bound lifters will be released by the International Weightlifting Federation in May.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On Wednesday, Filipina lifters Hidilyn Diaz and Elreen Ando will see action in the 59kg division.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Diaz, a gold medalist in Tokyo, is in the eighth spot in the Olympic rankings via her best record of 224 kilograms lifted in total. 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<p>Filipina weightlifter Rosegie Ramos fell to No. 11 in the Olympic qualifying rankings for the women's 49kg division, but she remains in contention for a berth in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.</p>

Filipina weightlifter Rosegie Ramos fell to No. 11 in the Olympic qualifying rankings for the women's 49kg division, but she remains in contention for a berth in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.

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Rosegie Ramos falls outside of Top 10, may still qualify for Paris

Dyan Castillejo,

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Published April 02, 2024 03:59 PM PHT

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