More golden glitter at weightlifting for Philippines at SEA Games - ever-smiling Vanessa Sarno sets new games' records in golden lift

Philippines' Vanessa Palomar Sarno competes in the women's 71kg weightlifting event during the 31st South-East Asian Games (SEA Games) in Hanoi on Saturday. May 21, 2022. She won the gold medal in the event with record breaking performances. - AFP

HANOI, May 21 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): Vanessa Sarno showed why she’s being considered in the Paris Olympics. Her numbers were way too much for just the Southeast Asian Games gold she won on Saturday.

The 18-year-old Sarno, who hails from Bohol, carried a total of 239 kilogrammes on a 104kg (snatch) and 135kg (clean and jerk) lifts to give the Philippines the women’s 71kg title in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at Hanoi Sports Palace.