Rainibogi wins gold in Men’s 110kg at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

Weightlifting

Rainibogi wins gold in Men’s 110kg at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

By Navitalai Naivalurua

31/08/2025

Fiji weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi has won gold in the Senior Men’s 110kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025 in Ahmedabad, India.

Rainibogi lifted a total of 365kg, which includes 165kg in the snatch and 200kg in the clean and jerk.

Samoa’s Jack Opeloge won silver with a lift of 357kg, and Roberts-Young Jackson of Australia collected bronze with a lift of 356kg.

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