Cebuana Prodigy Althea Bacaro Set to Shine at Youth World Championships in Peru
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Cebuana weightlifter Althea Bacaro, aged 13, is poised to make her international debut at the 2025 IWF Youth and Junior Championships in Lima, Peru. Accompanied by her coach and Olympian Christopher Bureros, Bacaro will compete in the girls’ youth -40 kilogram category, representing the Philippines alongside other promising athletes. Her recent silver medal at the 2024 Asian Youth and Junior Championships highlights her potential as a rising star in weightlifting.
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Althea Bacaro, a 13-year-old Cebuana weightlifter, is set to debut at the 2025 IWF Youth and Junior Championships in Peru.
She will compete in the girls’ youth -40 kilogram category, facing competitors from Brazil, India, Mexico, Turkey, Ecuador, Venezuela, Taiwan, and Peru.
Bacaro is trained by Olympian Christopher Bureros and is considered a rising star in Cebu weightlifting.
She previously won a silver medal at the 2024 Asian Youth and Junior Championships, lifting a total of 128 kilograms.
Bacaro and Bureros will be honored at the 39th Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC)-San Miguel Beer (SMB) Cebu Sports Awards on April 26, 2025.
