Pacific Mini Games: Qaqa wins 2 silver and bronze in weightlifting

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Pacific Mini Games: Qaqa wins 2 silver and bronze in weightlifting

By Alipate Narawa

03/07/2025

Team Fiji weightlifter Poama Qaqa had a great start today after lifting 126kg in the Snatch to win silver, 150kg in Clean and Jerk for bronze, and a total of 276kg to win overall silver in the Men's 71kg.

Qaqa had also won silver earlier in the Oceania Championship.

Team Fiji is now third with 6 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze.

Tahiti currently leads the medal tally with 33 gold, 17 silver and 6 silver while Samoa is second with 12 gold, 2 silver and 9 bronze.

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