Manila, July 30 -- Zamboanguena Angeline Colonia eyes more success after winning a gold medal at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan early this month.

Competing in the Junior women's 48 kg. category, she topped the snatch in 77 kg. and placed fourth in clean and jerk (88 kg.) and total (165 kg.).

"I'm so happy. I just prayed for a good performance. I did not expect to win the gold in snatch," shared Colonia in an interview Wednesday.

Last May, she won the Junior 45 kg. silver (snatch) and the bronze (total) at the World Youth and Junior Championships in Lima, Peru.

Colonia and four other lifters namely Albert Ian Delos Santos (1 gold Junior men's 71 kg.), Jhodie Peralta (3 silvers in Youth and ...