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Macrohon narrowly misses podium finish

The Philippine Star

September 28, 2026 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — North Korea’s Song Kuk Hyang won gold with 273 kilograms, setting world, Asian and Asian Games records. Chen Wen-huei of Chinese Taipei took silver with 232 kilograms.

The finish denied the Philippines back-to-back weightlifting medals.

Delos Santos, 20, won bronze Saturday in the men’s 70-kilogram division with a total of 324 kilograms – 141 kilograms in snatch and 183 kilograms in clean and jerk – to set junior world and junior Asian records.

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