MANAMA, Bahrain — Weightlifter Jhodie Peralta snared a silver and a bronze, while boxer Leo Mhar Lobrido copped a silver in the 3rd Asian Youth Games at the Exhibition World Bahrain on Tuesday.

Peralta, a 16-year-old product of Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz’s weightlifting training center in Zamboanga City, came close to bagging not just one but two gold medals in the girls’ 53-kilogram division.

But fate wouldn’t have it, as Peralta settled for silver in the snatch, where she lifted 87 kgs — just one kilogram behind eventual winner Pak Hae Yon of North Korea — and bronze in the clean and jerk, ruled again by the latter.

For a fleeting moment, the triple-gold winner in the World Youth Championships in Lima, Peru, early last May, set a new meet record of 100 kilograms after Pak and eventual silver medalist Y. Lien of Vietnam missed their first two attempts at heavier lifts.

In the end, Lien registered 106 kgs, while Pak eclipsed it with 107 kgs. Peralta was unable to carry 106 kgs and 107 kgs in her final two attempts, giving the bull-strong North Korean the triumph.

“Sayang! The North Korean won it by a kilo,” said Peralta, referring to their epic snatch duel where she and Pak battled fiercely.

“But it’s okay. I will accept whatever God gives me.”

The medals hiked the Philippines’ haul to six golds, seven silvers, and eight bronzes, although the delegation dropped from as high as fifth overall a few days ago to ninth at press time.

There is still hope for more medals, as the country still has athletes competing in jiu-jitsu, wrestling, swimming, and cycling, while its entries in table tennis and badminton have bowed out.

As for Lobrido, one of the country’s flag bearers, he was overwhelmed by the taller and longer Abdugani Yorkinjonov of Uzbekistan, absorbing a unanimous-decision loss in the boys’ 46kg class and settling for a bronze-the nation’s lone medal in the sport.