Rainibogi breaks Commonwealth record at Weightlifting Championship

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Rainibogi breaks Commonwealth record at Weightlifting Championship

By Rashika Kumar

21/09/2024

Fiji’s Taniela Rainibogi has set a new Commonwealth Games record

Fiji’s Taniela Rainibogi has set a new Commonwealth Games record and won gold in the man’s 109kg category during 2024 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship.

The Sportsman of the Year lifted 167kg in the snatch and set a new Commonwealth Games record in the clean and jerk with a lift of 211kg for a total of 378kg.

Samoa’s Livi Nanai won silver while Vanuatu’s Thomas Wilbur won bronze.

More to follow.

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