PH weighlifter Elreen Ando secures return to Olympics

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…

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More than the bronze, Elreen Ando wins confidence back in Paris quest

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…

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Asian Games: Elreen Ando bags weightlifting bronze

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…

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