Diaz, Ando falls short of podium in world championships
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and Southeast Asian Games champion Elreen Ando fell short in making it to the podium of the women's 59-kilogram event of the IWF World Championships in Riyadh Saturday morning.
Diaz finished the competition at seventh overall with a snatch of 97kgs and a clean-and-jerk of 127kgs for a total lift of 224kgs.
Meanwhile, Ando finished eighth overall after lifting a snatch of 100kgs and a clean-and-jerk of 122kgs for a total lift of 222kgs.
Luo Shifang of China dominated the event with a total lift of 243kgs while two-time European champion Kamila Konotop came in at second with 236kgs.
Chinese weightlifter and defending champion Pei Xinyi got third place after an overall lift of 232kgs.
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