Eileen Cikamatana will be competing at the International Weightlifting Federation’s World Junior Championships in Japan from the 15th to 23rd of this month.
Eileen is the current holder of the Commonwealth Junior and Commonwealth Senior records in the newly established 90kg category.
As part of her preparation, Cikamatana will compete at the French National Championships, on June 11th an 12th together with 10 other lifters from the Oceania Weightlifting Institute.
This trip has been funded by the office of the High Commission of France to New Caledonia.
The stay in France has been covered by the French Weightlifting Federation through the Sports Ministry.
This is Cikamatana’s first year of competing in the World Junior Championships, having been a Youth athlete last year, when she won a Gold medal at the World Youth Championships in Malaysia.
She will be joined in Japan by National Coach Joe Vueti and fellow lifter Taniela Rainibogi at the World Junior Championships.
Rainibodi will be competing in the 85kg category.
