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Elreen Ando finishes strong for sixth place at Paris Olympics
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Elreen Ann Ando of the Philippines competes during the women’s 59kg weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics 2024, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Elreen Ando may not have seized a medal, but she earned the respect of the crowd in the women’s weightlifting 59-kilogram division of the Paris Olympics. The…
Read MorePH weighlifter Elreen Ando secures return to Olympics
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FILE–Philippines’ Elreen Ando is returning to the Olympics after securing her ticket to the Paris Games. Elreen Ando surprised everybody with a performance to remember at the International Weightlifting Federation World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Wednesday night to virtually clinch a return trip to the Olympics. The Asian Games bronze medalist in the women’s…
Read MoreMore than the bronze, Elreen Ando wins confidence back in Paris quest
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Elreen Ann Ando becomes Team Philippines’ saving grace in the weightlifting competition of the 19th Asian Games and leaves disappointments in the last big meet behind. –AP HANGZHOU, CHINA—Sidetracked by a demoralizing meltdown in the continental championships a few months back, Elreen Ann Ando has just rediscovered her confidence—and the road back to the Paris…
Read MoreAsian Games: Elreen Ando bags weightlifting bronze
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The Philippines’ Elreen Ann Ando competes in the women’s 64kg group A weightlifting competition during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on October 2, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) HANGZHOU, China—Elreen Ann Ando redeemed herself from a disastrous campaign in the continental championships by picking up…
Read MoreAndo braces for duel vs Diaz-Naranjo in SK – rezal404
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Elreen Ann Ando (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) Elreen Ann Ando is bracing for a formidable challenge in the Asian Weightlifting Championship where her toughest foe won’t be from another country. Ando is headed for a showdown with Olympic gold medalist and compatriot Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo. The tournament, scheduled May 3 to 13 in Jinji,…
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