THE Philippine delegation has so far won four gold medals and two silvers in the ongoing 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Junior Championships in Leon, Spain. Angeline Colonia bagged two gold medals and one silver medal at the women's 45-kilogram division on Thursday. Colonia lifted 74 kgs in the snatch to give the Philippines its first gold medal in the tournament. She settled for the silver medal in clean and jerk after clearing 88 kgs. Ioana Miron of Romania's best lift in clean and jerk was also 88 kilograms but was given the gold as she made it in fewer attempts. The young lifter from Zamboanga City, however, captured the overall gold as she tallied 162 kilograms for the two lifting events. The overall silver went to Khemika Kamnoedsri of Thailand (160 kgs) and the bronze was won by Miron (154 kgs). Colonia's father Gregorio and elder brother Nestor competed in the 1988 Seoul and 2016 Rio Olympics, respectively. In the 49-kg division, Lovely Inan of Angono, Rizal also collected two golds and a silver. Inan first bagged a silver medal in the snatch after lifting 79 kgs behind Karoll Lopez of Colombia who cleared 80 kgs. In the clean and jerk, Inan successfully lifted 100 kgs in her fifth attempt to claim her first gold. She copped another gold for the combined lift of 179 kgs. Lopez, who has a total of 178 kgs, bagged the silver and Spain's Lorena Gonzalez walked away with the bronze medal with a total lift of 170 kgs. Colonia and Inan were silver medal winners in the Southeast Asian Games last year. The other members of the Philippine team taking part in the tournament are Rosegie Ramos, Jhodie Peralta, Rosalinda Faustino, Albert Ian de los Santos, Keil de los Santos and Eron Borres. Also watching the event was Zamboanga City native and Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz, who shared the young lifters' conquest on her Facebook page. Read The Rest at :