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Dyan Castillejo

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Filipina weightlifter Elreen Ando during the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. POC-PSC Media" src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1712157255247Weightlifting Women-59Kg Gold -Elreen Ando08.jpg" class="fr-fil fr-dib"/><figcaption>Filipina weightlifter Elreen Ando during the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. <em>POC-PSC Media</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PHUKET, Thailand (<strong>UPDATED</strong>) -- Filipina weightlifter Elreen Ando is headed to her second Olympics.</p><p>Ando, 25, secured her place in the Paris Olympics after a combined lift of 228kg in the 59kg weight division at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Wednesday.</p><p>She lifted 100kg in the snatch and 128kg in the clean-and-jerk.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang saya ko, dahil nagawa ko lahat ng training ko,&quot; an ecstatic Ando said. &quot;Ang daming kong na-sacrifice. Ang laki ng tiwala ko sa sarili ko. Naisip ko, nabuhat ko na ang 128kg sa training.&quot;</p><p>[I am so happy because all my training paid off. I made a lot of sacrifices, and I have a lot of confidence in myself. I told myself that I had already lifted 128kg in training.]</p><p>Ando&#x27;s achievement means the end of the road for Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, the Philippines&#x27; first ever Olympic gold medalist who was hoping to qualify for her fifth Summer Games.</p><p>Diaz-Naranjo was ranked higher than Ando entering the World Cup, but her combined lift of 224kg was surpassed by the rising Filipina lifter. A country may only send one athlete per weight class to the Olympic Games.</p><p>Diaz-Narajo lifted a total of 22kg in the World Cup -- 99kg in the snatch, and 123kg in the clean-and-jerk. Her total was two kilograms off her best lift, which she achieved in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in September 2023.</p><p>Despite failing to make her fifth Olympics, Diaz-Naranjo was grateful for the support she received in Thailand.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for supporting me … I&#x27;m always grateful,&quot; said Diaz-Naranjo. &quot;Even today, I&#x27;m grateful that I have true friends. Kahit manalo, matalo, nandiyan kayo. Maraming salamat sa prayers and support.&quot;</p><p>First to congratulate Ando were Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham &quot;Bambol&quot; Tolentino and Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas President Monico Puentevella.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1F1AvKA6srU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>&quot;Ang dami kong pinagdaanan,&quot; said Ando, who revealed that she did not go home to Cebu for four months while preparing for the World Cup -- not even for her mother&#x27;s death anniversary last March 8.</p><p>She is now seeking to bring home a medal from Paris. &quot;Ang goal ko sa Paris, gusto ko any color of medal,&quot; said Ando.</p><p>Ando, who previously competed in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is the second lifter to qualify after John Ceniza. Another Filipina lifter, Rosegie Ramos, is still in contention for a place in the Paris Summer Games as well. </p><div><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/2024/4/2/pinoy-weightlifter-john-ceniza-clinches-paris-olympics-berth-2156">READ: Pinoy weightlifter John Ceniza clinches Paris Olympics 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"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/2/rosegie-ramos-falls-outside-of-top-10-may-still-qualify-for-paris-1537">READ: Rosegie Ramos falls outside of Top 10, may still qualify for Paris</a></span></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" frameBorder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X1-qzSvN9uc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" width="640"></iframe></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable" frameBorder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tHfTGjO6cOk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" width="640"></iframe></span></div><div><br/></div>

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Elreen Ando secures Olympic spot; Hidilyn Diaz misses out

Dyan Castillejo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 04, 2024 12:05 AM PHT

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Updated April 04, 2024 01:53 AM PHT

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