With Ando being pegged as "heir" to Hidilyn Diaz, the gold medalist expressed confidence in Ando's continued development to a champion lifter.

Wait for the weight Elreen Ann Ando can deliver down the road.

Ando finished seventh in a pool of 10 lifters who, at presstime, were led by Italy's Giorgia Bordignon with 230kg.

Elreen Ando is coming off of a two-silver, one-bronze finish in the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekistan earlier this year.

Hidilyn Diaz will be eyeing to snare nothing less than a medal, possibly the gold, in what could probably be her fourth and final appearance in the quadrennial event unfolding on Friday in Tokyo.