Powerlifter Reboton, may Silver at Bronze sa Sweden

ni Gerard Arce - @Sports | October 03, 2021

Binitbit ni top Pinay Powerlifter Joyce Gail Reboton ang tig-1 silver at bronze medal sa women’s under-76kgs Open event category sa 2021 World Classic Powerlifting Championships sa Halmstad, Sweden.

Nahigitan ng 29-anyos na lifter mula Pampanga ang tansong medalya noong 2019 World Championship na binuhat ang 105.0kgs sa bench press, na pinagreynahan ni Kristina Horvat ng Croatia sa 115.0kgs. Nasungkit naman ni Reboton ang isa pang tansong medalya sa total lift na 497.5kgs sa squat, bench press at dead lift.

Nauna ng bumuhat ng 4 na ginto, 1 silver at na 4 tansong medalya ang mga kasama ni Reboton sa 10-day tournament mula kina 2-time World champion Veronica Ompod na inuwi ang 4 gold medal sa squat (90.5), bench press (42.5kgs), deadlift (117.5kgs) at kabuuang iskor na 255.0 kgs sa women’s under-43kgs junior division, gayundin ang apat na bronze galing kay Jane Erasmo sa squat (85 kgs), bench press (60kgs), deadlift (132.5kgs) at 277.5 Total sa women’s under-47kgs Sub-Junior category. Panalo rin ng isang silver si Agustin Lorenzo sa bench press event sa 147.5kgs sa men’s under-74kgs sub-junior class.

Ang powerlifting national team ay pinondohan umano ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) ng P1.7-Million sa torneong nagsimula nitong Set.21- Okt.1. “It was the PSC who funded the trip which is the board has approved a fund of P1.7 million,” wika ni PSC Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy sa isang mensahe. “It was released, and we will wait for their refund for their terminal report once arrive from abroad,” ani Iroy.

Idinagdag pa ni Iroy na opisyal pa nilang hihintayin ang kabuuang mga resulta, kung saka-sakaling mabibigyan ng kaukulang insentibo ang mga nagsipagwagi ng medalya “Not all event is entitled to incentives, but for these events to be entitled, I have yet to see the report from the NSA (national sport association). ”

Minsang nanghingi ng suporta si Reboton sa pamamagitan ng GoGetFunding app para sa kanyang gagastusin para sa airfare at visa application, meal allowances, transportation, at accommodation.