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Pinoy lifters bag 7 golds in Czech Republic
MANILA, Philippines—World champions Erlinda Pecante and Antonio Taguibao stamped their class anew to help the Philippines to a seven-gold romp in the recent 2009 World Masters Powerlifting Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
The Filipino bets also brought home four silvers and a bronze in the week-long tournament.
Pecante clinched her fifth straight world title and her sixth overall in the 90-kilogram division as she swept the three individual gold medals in the squad (200kg), bench press (112.5kg), and dead lift (190kg). She also tallied a total lift at 502.5 kg to win the gold.
The only gold medalist in the last World Open, Pecante shamed rivals namely Krisztina Szeiler of Hungary and Jo Ann Lerew of the United States, who finished second and third, respectively.
Pecante also owns 27 national records and 10 Asian marks since starting to compete internationally.
Taguibao, who heads the RP delegation, claimed his sixth world title in the men’s 56-kilogram division by topping the squad (177.5kg), dead lift (180kg), and total lifts (445kg). He also got a silver medal in the bench press (87.5kg).
A total of 29 countries participated, with another Filipina Anita Koykka debuting with three silvers and a bronze medal in the women’s 52 kg.
Koykka took the silver in the squat (140kg), dead lift (150kg), and total lifts (360) while her bronze medal came in the bench press (70kg).
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