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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1721205650141IMG_4473.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipina weightlifting star Vanessa Sarno during an appearance at the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Manila. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Filipina weightlifting star Vanessa Sarno during an appearance at the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Manila. </span><strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(29, 29, 29) !important"><em></em></strong><em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"></em><em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color:rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.3);-webkit-text-size-adjust:auto;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Filipina weightlifting star Vanessa Sarno will be making her Olympics debut in the 2024 Paris Games later this month. </p><p>The 20-year-old, Tagbilaran City, Bohol native secured her ticket to her first quadrennial games after her fifth-place finish during the International Weightlifting Federation World Cup in April.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/13/vanessa-sarno-elated-with-first-olympics-appearance-sobrang-saya-po-1404">READ: Vanessa Sarno elated with first Olympics appearance: &#x27;Sobrang saya po&#x27;</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/7/weightlifter-vanessa-sarno-remains-on-track-for-paris-olympics-berth-2006">READ: Vanessa Sarno secures Paris Olympics berth</a></div><p>She tallied 110kg in snatch and 135kg in clean and jerk, and her total of 245kg was good for a fifth-place finish in the tournament.</p><p>But despite being a first-timer in the Olympics, Sarno is keen on getting a podium finish for the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Goal ko po talagang mag-medal sa Olympics. Sa lahat po kasi, iniisip nila na as first timer pag Olympics, lahat sinasabi na for exposure lang. Gusto ko pong i-break yung mentality na ganun,&quot; she said last May.</p><p>&quot;As first timer po, kaya namang mag medal,&quot; she added. </p><p>Also expressing her trust in Sarno is Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas President Monico Puentevella as he said that she, alongside fellow Olympians Elreen Ando and John Ceniza, is already displaying impressive feats despite their young age. </p><p>&quot;Isang factor that tumutulong sa kanila, yung miracle na nagawa ni Hidilyn [Diaz]. Kasi at their age now, they are better than Hidilyn before. Si Hidilyn kasi has inspired all of them,&quot; he said of Sarno, who started learning the sport at an early age with her cousins as a hobby.</p><p>But despite the comparisons to the Philippines&#x27; first and only Olympic gold medalist, Sarno is not seeing it as pressure. </p><p>&quot;Hindi ko naman po siya tine-take as pressure. Ginagawa ko po siya as inspiration and motivation po. Nakaka overwhelm po, pero hindi ko siya tinitignan as pressure,&quot; said the two-time Southeast Asian Games and one-time Asian Championships gold medalist.</p><p>Instead, she is using this to further understand what she needs to work on to get the Philippines another medal, perhaps even gold, in the Olympics. </p><p>&quot;Yung sa mentality ko po ngayon. Alam ko po sa sarili ko na kaya ko pong i-improve pa po yung standing ko po ngayon. Sa ngayon kasi na nag qualify kami, back to zero kaming lahat. Hindi po namin alam kung sino yung malakas. Yung mananalo, sa laro na po malalaman,&quot; she said. </p><p>Sarno, Ando, and Ceniza will start their Paris campaigns on August 7. </p><div><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></span></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3007660"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3030947"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Filipina weightlifting star Vanessa Sarno will be making her Olympics debut in the 2024 Paris Games later this month. </p>

Filipina weightlifting star Vanessa Sarno will be making her Olympics debut in the 2024 Paris Games later this month.

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Paris 2024: In first Olympics, Vanessa Sarno already eyeing podium

Romwel Anzures,

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Published Jul 19, 2024 09:00 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 23, 2024 09:16 PM PHT

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