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Cameroon and New Zealand won Gold

FEGUE claims Gold for Cameroon FEGUE Marie (CMR) blitzed the opposition to win in the Women’s 69kg and give Cameroon its first Commonwealth Gold Medal since 2002. But with the medal in the bag, she did not attempt the 133kg lift that would have broken the Commonwealth Games Clean and Jerk Record. Instead she lifted 132kg which equals LASSEN Jean’s (CAN) Record set at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games for a winning Total of 234kg. She later said it had been a miscalculation based on the emotion of winning Gold. Second placed EBIREGUESELE Itohan (NGR) took the Silver with 222kg ahead of Canada’s ARES-PILON Marie-Josee who takes home Bronze with 214kg after being 4th at Delhi 2010. England’s 15 year old TILER Rebekah (ENG) missed out on Bronze after appearing to have succeeded on her final Clean and Jerk of 123kg, before dropping the weights after a struggle to keep her balance. PATTERSON takes Gold for New Zealand with do-or-die final lift PATTERSON Richard (NZL) saved himself with an all or nothing Clean and Jerk lift to win Gold in a Men’s 85kg competition that exploded into life on the very last attempt, giving New Zealand their first weightlifting medal of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Both PATTERSON and the Canadian lifter PLAMONDON Pascal (CAN) ended the competition in the Snatch with 151kg leaving third place to THAKUR Vikas (IND). In the Clean and Jerk, the lifter from New Zealand waited to come out until 184kg was announced. He failed twice and had one last chance to win the competition. PATTERSON managed to control the weight at his third attempt and won the Gold in the Total with 335kg. Second place was taken away from the Canadian lifter PLAMONDON finishing third – by THAKUR who also ended with a Total of 333kg but had lighter

New Record in the Snatch for India

ADESANMI wins Nigerian battle to take weightlifting Gold from teammate OKOLI ADESANMI Olauwatoyin (NGR) beat fellow Nigerian and defending champion OKOLI Obioma to Gold in the Women’s 63kg weightlifting on bodyweight, after both finished with a Total of 207kg at the Clyde Auditorium on Sunday. OKOLI needed to lift 123kg in the final Clean and Jerk of the competition - 6kg more than her previous successful attempt – to overtake ADESANMI. But failure to do so left her with Silver, as she weighs 0.99kg more than her 22 year old teammate. India’s 19 year old YADAV Punam (IND) took Bronze with 202kg. Nigeria now tops the weightlifting medal tally with two Gold, three Silver and one Bronze. India is second with two Gold, one Silver and four Bronze. OKOLI almost went out of the competition altogether after two failed Snatch before making her third attempt at 90kg. But it left her 2kg behind ADESANMI going into the Clean and Jerk when she put pressure on her teammate with lifts of 111kg and 117kg. ADESANMI made her first attempt of 115kg but she failed on two attempts at 120kg. That could have opened the door for OKOLI but the Delhi 2010 champion failed on the Clean. India’s SIVALINGAM breaks Snatch Record to take Gold in hard-fought contest Indian debutant SIVALINGAM Satish (IND) broke the Commonwealth Games Record for the Snatch with a mark of 149kg and kept his nerve on the way to Gold in the Men’s 77kg. His rivals had brief hope in the Clean and Jerk, but his second lift of 179kg sealed a Total of 328kg and India’s 5th Weightlifting Gold here in Glasgow. Teammate KATULU Ravi’s (IND) Silver with 317kg consolidated India’s position on top of Medal Tally over Nigeria, but the event’s most extraordinary moment came when ETOUNDI Francois (AUS) came from down the field adding 7kg to his final Clean and Jerk to jump into what would prove to be Bronze finish, knocking OLIVER Jack (ENG) off the podium. ETOUNDI finished with a Total of 314kg to OLIVER’s 313kg. The contest began to heat up as a group of 4 lifters hustled for supremacy in the Snatch, with Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Champion in the 69kg KATULU and SIVALINGAM waiting in the wings. Oceania Champion ETOUNDI who was 4th in the 69kg at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games for Cameroun before applying for asylum, set the standard with 137kg but that was immediately battered by OLIVER with 138kg. However, the Indian lifters were taking the competition to another level. After a first missed attempt in the Clean and Jerk, SIVALINGAM and went for 179kg on his next lift and succeeded before failing with an attempt of the Total Record. He ended on 328kg and the Gold while KATULU was awarded the Silver with

Gottfried Schödl 90!

Today, the Weightlifting Family celebrates Gottfried Schödl (AUT), IWF Honorary Life President's 90th birthday. Since 1964 on the IWF Executive Board, Mr. Schödl  became President of the Intrnational Weightlifting Federation in 1972 and remained in this position until 2000. As one of the most significant leaders in international sports, he left his fingerprint on the Federation and the sport of weightlifting. He was also honoured by the IOC with the Olympic Order and is naturally a founding Member of the Weightlifting Hall of Fame. Happy Birthday, Mr.

IWF President recognized by the CGF

Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper gave a token of appreciation to IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan in recognition of his contribution and commitment to the Commonwealth Games over the last 10 editions in row he participated in. The Commonwealth Games is the 2nd biggest Multisport (Multi Regional) Games after the Olympic Games. Weightlifting is a core sport included on the Programme since Auckland 1950. Glasgow 2014 is the 20th Commonwealth Games and IWF President Dr. Tamas Ajan participates in its 10th edition in row. Being the biggest Commonwealth Games ever, Weightlifting is represented with 235 athletes from 37 nations. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is a Qualification event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games only in weightlifting sport. The IWF highly appreciates the CGF`s will to cooperate closely with the IWF. Dr. Tamas Ajan said: “Glasgow 2014 is the friendliest Games I have experienced so far and the Weightlifting competition is a real

Gold and two CG Records for England

SMITH Zoe (ENG) won one of the most enthralling weightlifting contests yet at Glasgow 2014 as all three top lifters in the Women’s 58kg broke Commonwealth Games Records. MANSOR Mohd Hafifi (MAS) later followed up his Commonwealth Games Bronze Medal at Delhi 2010 with Gold in the Men’s 69kg Women’s 58kg The 20 year old SMITH won her duel with veteran BREEZE Michaela (WAL) who set a new Snatch record of 93kg on her way to Bronze after coming out of retirement for the Games. Silver Medallist WINIFRED Ndidi (NGR) broke the Clean and Jerk record, before seeing it taken away from her with a new mark of 118kg by SMITH whose Total of 210kg was also a Commonwealth Games Record. SMITH had previously won a Bronze at Delhi 2010. Men’s 69kg MANSOR, 23, lifted 135kg in the Snatch and 170kg in the Clean and Jerk to back up his No. 18 world ranking with a Total of 305kg. AYENUWA Yinka (NGR) ensured it wasn’t a runaway victory with a last lift of 171kg in the Clean and Jerk to take Silver, Nigeria’s second weightlifting medal of Glasgow 2014. OTARI Omkar (IND) led after the Snatch, with the Indian making a faultless progression up to 136kg. But his single failure, on his last attempt of 162kg in the Clean and Jerk, left him to settle for Bronze with 296kg overall. There was a surprise exit for Sri Lanka’s VIDANAGE Chinthana (SRI), who had been one of the favourites. VIDANAGE took Silver at Delhi 2010 but failed in all three Snatch attempts of 127kg to be knocked out of the

AMALAHA (NGR) becomes youngest Commonwealth weightlifting winner as Cyprus celebrates first Gold

A masterful performance from 16 year old AMALAHA Chika (NGR) in the women’s 53kg gave Nigeria its first Gold Medal of Glasgow 2014 as she became the youngest women to win a weightlifting title at the Commonwealth Games. Cyprus took its first Gold Medal in history as MINASIDIS Dimitris (CYP) defeated a strong field in the men’s 62kg at the Clyde Auditorium. Women’s 53kg AMALAHA equalled the Commonwealth Games Snatch Record of 82kg with ease in her very first lift before going to set a new Record of 85kg and a new Games Best Total of 196kg. It denied Gold to TOUA Dika (PNG), who had been the first women to compete in weightlifting at the Olympics when she opened the competition at Sydney 2000. The Melbourne Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist was forced to attempt 115kg to win in her final Clean and Jerk, but had to settle for Silver again. She did, however, set a new Commonwealth Games Record of 111kg in the Clean and Jerk. Third place was awarded to the Indian lifter MATSA Santoshi. Men’s 62kg MINASIDIS confidently defeated a strong field of Oceania and Asia lifters to win Cyprus’s first weightlifting medal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and his first senior Gold. The 25 year old former European Championships silver Medallist posted the highest lift in the Snatch with 125kg and hoisted 151kg at the second attempt in the Clean and Jerk for a comfortable win. Delhi 2010 Bronze Medallist PEIRIS Sudesh (SRI) took Silver ahead of IOANE Vaipava (SAM). IOANE needed 158kg on his final attempt to overhaul PEIRIS on bodyweight but went for 160kg instead and failed to complete it. EVANS Gareth (WAL) competed in Group B, but his Total of 268kg saw him finish fifth behind BARU Morea (PNG) and just 3 kilos off a podium