Medals

According to Samoa Weightlifting Association, a total of six Commonwealth and ten Oceania records were set by the weightlifters.

Petunu (Dan) Opeloge won the gold medal in the 89kg and the 102kg men’s division and established a new Oceania Senior Record with a 195kg Clean and Jerk.

Vaipava Nevo Ioane settled for the silver Medal in the 67kg men’s division and set a new Oceania senior record.

Ioane won the gold medal in the 67kg men’s division.

Team Fiji won 17 medals – 7 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals.

Fiji has definitely seen much more than a group of 21 young determined people. We have seen a team of over performers who have welled our hearts with pride and admiration.

Mike Greig, Digicel Fiji CEO said; “You are amazing, incredible, inspiring and you are powerful. You have shown the whole of Fiji that you are strong and you are everyone who you should aspire to be.”

But after a final day flourish that included gold medals for Sanele Mao and Feagaiga Stowers, and a silver from Lauititi Lui he said "four out of six ain't bad".

"I know it was a drama with Lauititi's knee but we're thankful that it has ended with some results, some medals. We were aiming for medals and I think we were too much aiming for gold medals - and we sort of forgot along the line that we needed to secure the medals - but I can't deny that these guys have really put in a great effort.