Albert Ian Delos Santos wins men's 70kg weightlifting bronze for the Philippines at the Asian Games
26 September 2026
Filipino weightlifter Albert Ian Delos Santos won the bronze medal in the men's 70kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, on 26 September 2026. He lifted 141kg in the snatch and 183kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 324kg. North Korea's Ri Won Ju won gold with 349kg and Japan's Masanori Miyamoto took silver with 342kg. Delos Santos, 20, is the Asian junior champion and was competing in his first Asian Games. His father and coach, Alvin, a Southeast Asian Games medallist, died in March.
In plain words
Snatch Snatch — The weightlifting lift in which the bar is raised from the floor to overhead in one continuous movement.
Clean and jerk Clean and jerk — The two-part lift in which the bar is first brought to the shoulders and then driven overhead.