The Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) national training pool will be bannered by gold medallist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo for the 2025 season.
The roster also includes Olympian Elreen Ann Ando, who won a gold medal at the 2023 SEA Games.
Lovely Inan and Angeline Colonia, who each won two gold and a silver medal at the 2024 IWF World Junior Championships in Leon, Spain, are also included.
Other names in the roster
Rosegie and Rose Jean Ramos, Rosalinda Faustino, Kristel Macrohon, Jhodie Peralta, Alexsandra Ann Diaz, Kim April Inan, Jeaneth Hipolito, and Princess Jay Ann Diaz are just some of the top prospects on the roster.
Rhianne Cabalida, April Durango, Elizabeth Grapes Tarro, Albe May Ella Bacaro, Hannah Shene Cabalida, Eleika Lozada, and Jea Mae Palagtaw are among the other women's team members.
The men's team includes Eron Borres, Albert Ian Delos Santos, Fernando Agad Jr., siblings Dave Lloyd and Dave Angelo Pacaldo, Mudzaffhar Sulaiman, Carl Andrew Macaso, Jose Dayao III, Jay-R Colonia, Jerick Icon Castro, Eleaphraime Limmong, Mango Prince Tarro, John Dexter Tabique, and Dave Yuan Cuandot.
National open
To choose the players for the SEA Games in Thailand this December, the SWP National Open 5-in-1 will take place in Dumaguete City in May.
Additionally, the Philippines will participate in the Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain (October 22–31), the IWF World Youth and Junior in Lima, Peru (April 30-May 5), and the SEAWF Championships in Singapore (June 13–15).