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Competition started for the New Zealand Team weightlifters on Wednesday 2 July with the Women's 58kg category.
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WATCH: Day 2 Weightlifting
WATCH: Day 1 Weightlifting
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Hannah Close competing in the 58kg category 🏋️♀️ Photo: ANNICE LYN / ANOC
Judy Soloai wins bronze
Tui-Alofa Patolo wins bronze in the Snatch
Tui-Alofa Patolo & Judy Soloai
The NZ Team weightlifters
David Liti with his coach, Tina
Read the full weightlifting results here.
Day 1:
Hannah Close finished 4th overall in the Women's 58kg category. She lifted a Snatch of 75kg and a Clean and Jerk of 91kg.
Day 2:
Vernon Taylor finished 4th overall in the Men's 71kg category. 4th in Snatch (120kg) & 5th in Clean & Jerk (C&J) (135kg + 2 fails)
Louise Richards finished 6th overall in the Women's 63kg category. 5th in Snatch (69kg) & 6th in C&J (92kg). This was her first international competition, claiming Personal Bests (PB) in Clean and Jerk and Total.
Sienna Fesolai impressed in the Women's 69kg class. Her Snatch (87kg) earned bronze, Clean & Jerk (110kg) a silver and an overall silver medal.
Day 3: Women’s 77kg
Monica Saili-Hiakita finished 5th overall in her first international competition. She had a 78kg snatch (6th) and a 100kg Clean & Jerk (PB) 6th
Holly Drain had no lift in the snatch and a 104kg Clean & Jerk (5th).
Day 4: Women’s 86+kg & Men's 110+kg
Judy Soloai picked up bronze overall in her first international competition. She lifted 93kg in the Snatch for 4th and 132kg in the Clean & Jerk for bronze.
Her overall bronze overall came with a 7kg increase on her final lift to pass fellow NZ Team athlete Tui-Alofa Patolo.
Tui-Alofa Patolo picked up bronze in the Snatch with a 104kg lift. She lifted 120kg in the Clean & Jerk for 4th place. Tui-Alofa placed 4th overall.
David Liti claimed a silver in the Snatch with 160kg, gold in the Clean & Jerk with 175kg and the overall gold medal.
Sienna Fesolai with members of the team
The team have touched down in Palau ✈️
Flagbearers David Liti and Tui-Alofa Patolo 🇳🇿
*denotes New Zealand Team debut:
Hannah Close* (26 years old, Women’s U58kg) Competes: Wednesday 2 July
Holly Drain (26 years old, Women’s U77kg) Competes: Friday 4 July
Sienna Fesolai (19 years old, Women’s U69kg ) Competes: Wednesday 3 July
David Liti (28 years old, Men’s +110kg) Competes: Saturday 5 July
Tui-Alofa Patolo* (34 years old, Women’s +86kg category) Competes: Saturday 5 July
Louise Richards* (27 years old, Women’s U63kg) Competes: Thursday 3 July
Monica Saili-Hiakita* (27 years old, Women’s U77kg) Competes: Friday 4 July
Judy Soloai* (30 years old, Women’s +86kg) Competes: Saturday 5 July
Vernon Taylor (26 years old, Men’s U71kg) Competes: Thursday 3 July