2008 Asian Powerlifting Championships
May 1-6, 2008
Zest lifters contributed 16 golds, 2 silvers, 1 bronze, 5
Asian records, 1 Best Lifter award, and 12 Philippine records for the
Zest’s lifters showing off their medals together with
Powerlifting supporter, Darren. L-R (Tony, Lily, Allan, Rose, Merly, Darren,
Eddie)
Zest Lifter together with some other members of the
Philippine Team. L-R (Tony, Rose,Lily, Eddie, Allan, Jinky Santos of Gold’s Gym,
Monica Cardenas of UP, Merly)
Rose Vasquez,
competing in the 56 kg class, is the latest Zest lifter to become an Asian Open
Powerlifting champion. Her gold medal-winning Total was 367.5 kg, a new
Philippine Open record.
She easily won the Bench Press
gold medal since her first attempt was way ahead of everyone else. Rose benched
92.5 kg for a new Philippine Open record. Rose also edged out
Determination in written all over Rose’s face
Eddie Torres,
preferring to compete in the Open division rather than the Masters division,
battled it out in the Men’s 100 kg Open Division. He squatted 330 kg,
deadlifted 325 kg, and Totaled 835 kg – all new Asian Masters Records. He won
the Deadlift gold, Squat silver, and Total silver
Eddie winning his 10th Asian Open
Powerlifting gold medal
Lily Pecante,
competing in the Women’s 90 kg Masters Division, won all 4 gold medals and the
Best Lifter Award. Lily benched a new Asian Masters record of 125 kg, a new
all-time highest Filipina Bench Press.
Manila
Bulletin article on Lily
Merly Medina
had some problems caused by the loaders. She called for 143.5kg for her 3rd
attempt in the Squat to go for a new Asian Masters record. She successfully
lifted it but upon the officials’ inspection, the loaders misloaded it to
143.0kg. The IPF requires a minimum of 1kg to attempt to break a record. Since
the current Asian record was 142.5kg, Merly’s 143.0 kg lift could not be
accepted as a new record. With barely 3 minutes rest, she tried 143.5kg but
failed because she was too tired due to the very short rest given. She still
produced 4 new Philippine Masters records and brought home all 4 gold medals in
the 56 kg Masters class.
Newspaper
report in Merly's hometown
Tony Taguibao,
entered in the Masters II 56kg class, scared off his competition who scrambled
to go up another weight class to avoid him. Tony won 4 gold medals with new
Philippine Masters II records in all events.
Tony with his easy opener of 175kg
Also part of the team was Allan Paje.
Allan with his 185kg Bench Press
Manila
Standard article on the 2008 Asian Powerlifting Championships
SUMMARY
OF RECORDS BROKEN:
Asian Records:
Lily Pecante – 90 kg class
Asian
Masters I record – Bench Press: 125 kg
Asian
Masters I record – Single-Lift Bench Press: 125 kg
Eddie Torres – 100 kg class
Asian
Masters I record – Squat: 330 kg
Asian
Masters I record – Deadlift: 325 kg
Asian
Masters I record – Total: 835 kg
Philippine Records:
Merly
RP
Open record – Bench Press: 87.5 kg (but broken by Rose afterwards)
RP
Open record – Single-lift Bench Press: 87.5 kg (but broken by Rose afterwards)
RP
Masters I record – Squat: 135 kg
RP
Masters I record – Bench Press: 87.5 kg
RP Masters
I record – Single-lift Bench Press: 87.5 kg
RP
Masters I record – Total: 337.5 kg
Rose Vasquez – 56kg class
RP
Open record – Bench Press: 92.5 kg
RP
Open record – Single-Lift Bench Press: 92.5 kg
RP
Open record – Deadlift: 145 kg
RP
Open record – Total: 367.5 kg
Lily Pecante – 90 kg class
RP
Open record – Bench Press: 125 kg
RP
Open record – Single-Lift Bench Press: 125 kg
RP
Masters I record – Bench Press: 125 kg
RP
Masters I record – Single-Lift Bench Press: 125 kg
Tony Taguibao – 56kg class
RP Masters I record – Squat: 175 kg
RP Masters I record – Bench Press: 82.5 kg
RP Masters I record – Deadlift: 172.5 kg
RP Masters I record – Bench Press: 430 kg