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Cikamatana sets new World Junior Record at 2019 IWF Grand Prix in Lima

Cikamatana sets new World Junior Record at 2019 IWF Grand Prix in Lima
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Fiji born, Australian weightlifting sensation, Eileen Cikamatana has set a World Junior Record as she secured two gold and a silver at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation Grand Prix in Lima.

Cikamatana secured 110kg on her first snatch, and 115kg on her third to secure gold.

She then went 143kg, 148kg, and 151kg in the clean and jerk to set a new World Junior Record and silver in the clean and jerk, and gold in the total.

Cikamatana, who won gold for Fiji in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, decided not to represent Fiji after a dispute with Weightlifting Fiji when they hired an international coach against her wishes and tried to force athletes to return to Fiji to train.

Cikamatana was granted Australian Citizenship earlier this year.

In August this year, Cikamatana broke 46 weightlifting records, including three world records, in one day.

She broke seven snatch records with her 114kg lift in the 87kg category, then crashed multiple records with an astonishing 155kg clean and jerk to claim two junior world records for a combined total of 269kg.

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