Phl weightlifting’s Ramos, Inan fall short of podium finish in World Championships

The Philippine weightlifting team started off on the wrong foot after Rosegie Ramos and Lovely Inan failed to make it into the top three of the women's 49-kilogram division of the IWF World Championships in Riyadh Tuesday evening (Manila time).

Ramos, a Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist, placed eighth after a snatch lift of 86kgs and a clean-and-jerk lift of 102kgs for a total lift of 188kgs.

Inan, a SEA Games silver medalist, had a blank total lift after failing to lift 80kgs in the snatch.

She was able to complete a clean-and-jerk lift of 106 kgs but her total score wasn't tallied.

China completed a 1-2 finish in the category after Huihua Jiang lifted a total of 215 kgs for the gold and Zhihui Hou tallied 211 kgs for the silver.

Jourdan Dela Cruz of the United States came in at third place with a total lift of 200 kgs.

SEA Games bronze medalist John Ceniza will compete in the men's 61kg event on 6 September at 4:30 p.m.(Manila time).