Fijian born Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana has set a new 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games record on her way to winning gold in the Women's 86kg division.
Cikamatana lifted 108kg in the Snatch and 140kg in the Clean & Jerk for a combined lift of 248kg.
She is the third female weightlifter in history to achieve the Commonwealth Games feat of three titles in a row, joining India's Mirabai Chanu (women's 48kg) and Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron (63kg) after they also won gold in Glasgow.
Cikamatana has dominated her weightlifting categories since winning gold for Fiji in the 90kg event at the 2018 Gold Coast Games.
She then switched allegiance to Australia the following year due to a local dispute with Fiji's weightlifting governing body, and to keep working with coach Paul Coffa.
Taking out the 87kg title at the 2022 Birmingham edition, Cikamatana is also the first woman to win Commonwealth Games gold for two countries in an individual sport.
Source: canberratimes.com.au
