Vanessa Sarno of the Philippines captured two gold medals and one silver medal, while fellow Filipinos Chariz Macawli and Rosegie Ramos took home a silver and two bronze medals in the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships late Thursday in Pyongyang, North Korea.

Sarno copped her first gold medal in the 71-kilogram (kg) in the youth women’s class after making a total of 209 kg and her second one in the 91 kg in the snatch.

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