Jhodie Peralta proved that consistency can be just as valuable as a single standout lift as the Zamboanga standout delivered five medals across two divisions at the Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
She strengthened the Philippines’ growing medal haul while showing her ability to compete against lifters in both the youth and junior categories.
Peralta struck gold twice and added a silver in the youth women’s 53kg division. She topped the snatch with 86kg, then lifted 102kg in the clean & jerk to finish second in that event. Her combined 188kg total was enough to give her the youth division gold.
She produced another medal-winning performance in the junior class, again ruling the snatch with 86kg.
Her 102kg clean & jerk placed her fourth in the event, but the combined 188kg total still earned her the silver.
That left Peralta just 1kg behind Thailand’s Natcha Kaewnoi, who captured the junior total gold.
The five-medal performance also adds another chapter to Peralta’s steady rise on the international youth circuit.
She already made headlines at the 2025 Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Astana, where she collected three silver medals in the youth 53kg class and two bronze medals in the junior division.
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Her latest showing comes as Philippine youth weightlifting continues to build a deep pipeline of promising lifters. Earlier in the Tashkent competition, Althea Bacaro also emerged with two gold medals, while other Filipino lifters contributed to the country’s growing haul.
Following the latest results, the Philippines has amassed 13 gold, nine silver, and five bronze medals in the competition.
Five Filipino lifters combined for eight gold, five silver, and four bronze medals on Saturday, Aug. 8, helping fuel the country’s impressive medal run.
The campaign is not over yet as scheduled to compete are world youth champion Albert Ian Delos Santos in the men’s 70kg, Jea Mae Palagtiw in the women’s 69kg, Rhianne Cabalida in the women’s 77kg, junior lifter Rosalinda Faustino in the women’s 57kg, and Mango Prince David Tarro in the men’s 65kg.
With more Filipino lifters still waiting for their turn on the platform, Peralta’s five-medal haul could prove to be one of the highlights of a much bigger Philippine medal story in Tashkent.
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