Manila, April 27 -- Eight Filipino weightlifters, led by Zamboanga City's Angeline Colonia, will compete at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth and Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru on April 30 to May 5, 2025.

Colonia, a gold medalist at the 2024 World Juniors in Spain and a silver medalist at the 2023 Cambodia Southeast Asian Games, will vie in the junior women's 45kg division.

Joining her from Zamboanga City are Alexsandra Ann Diaz (youth women's 40kg), Rosalinda Faustino (junior women's 49kg), Jhodie Peralta (youth/junior women's 55kg), Jay-R Colonia (youth men's 49kg), and Albert Ian Delos Santos (junior men's 67kg).

Also part of the Philippine squad are Cebu City's Althea Bacaro (youth women's 40kg) and ...