Weightlifting Samoa

The 17-year-old Ono-i-Lau in the northern most part of the Fiji islands is the lone female athlete part of the team heading to Samoa for a three-month training camp.

Domonatani said she joined weightlifting when the Covid-19 pandemic hit and she asked her parents whether she could try the sport out.

“I am grateful to my family for their support when I switched sport,” she said.

“Weightlifting has really helped me a lot in terms of discipline.

“Waking up early, setting my schedule, balancing study and training, it really challenged me.

The team made their first appearance in Tennis on Thursday, June 16.

The Island nation team will be competing in five sports, namely Athletics, beach Volleyball, Golf, Tennis and Weightlifting.

The team arrived in Saipan on Monday, June 13 after two days of traveling.  

A total of 31 Team Samoa members traveled from Samoa, and were later joined by overseas based athletes, who will be contesting in the competition.

The three remaining sports of Athletics, Beach Volleyball, and Golf will take place on Tuesday June 21.