Sarno tagged as Hidilyn's heir apparent

By Jean Malanum

May 31, 2022 12:12 am

TEN years ago, a young girl from Bohol province tried lifting weights out of curiosity. She trained regularly and eventually won tournaments from the grassroots to national level. Fast forward to the present and Vanessa Sarno is considered an heir apparent to Tokyo Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz.

Sarno made her mark at the 2022 Vietnam Southeast Asian Games with a golden performance in the women's 71kg category where she set records in the snatch (104kg), clean and jerk (135kg) and total (239kg).

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