Games as he captured the boy’s 85 kilograms title to send the crowd into raptures on the final day of weightlifting

another medal for New Zealand by taking bronze.The result delighted the home crowd inside the impressive weightlifting

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Kiribati’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medallist David Katoatau has issued a desperate plea for countries to help save the small nation, claiming that everyone on the Pacific island will “drown in the not too distant future”.

awareness of the climate change problem which threatens to plunge Kiribati into extinction, Commonwealth Weightlifting

truth is that we don’t have the resources to save ourselves.The leaflet was distributed by well-known weightlifting

coach Paul Coffa ©Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation“We will be the first to go and it will be the

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Karo Lelai has been elected Chairperson of the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) Athletes' Commission, it has been announced.

of the new representatives is Linda Pulsan, who set a masters world record during the 72 kilograms weightlifting

Peru's Gladys Tejeda has been stripped of the gold medal she won in the marathon at July's Pan American in Toronto as the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) notified National Olympic Committees of a further six athletes being banned for doping today.

Barrios was also widely reported as having tested positive after winning gold in the men's under 105g weightlifting

Tiler of England's stunning clean and jerk of 122 kilograms guided her to Commonwealth Youth Games weightlifting

Zimbabwe's International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Kirsty Coventry won a high-quality 100 metres backstroke race today at the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville as South African star Chad Le Clos broke a championship Record en route to his second gold.

Terence Ledwaba.In an event beset with problems over the opening days, there were more challenges as weightlifting

Malaysian duo Sivasangari Subramaniam and Eain Yow Ng both lived up to their pre-tournament favourites tags to ensure their country swept the girl’s and boy’s singles squash 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games titles here today.

Malaysia as Nur Atikah Mahamad Sobri lifted a total of 160 kilograms to claim gold in the girl’s 58kg weightlifting

from the superb performance of compatriot Jamjang Deru in the boy’s 56kg event, India claimed another weightlifting

International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Junior Championships bronze medallist Bobbi Gichard of New Zealand struck 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games gold in the women’s 100 metres backstroke by edging compatriot Gabrielle Fa'amausili in a thrilling race on the opening evening of swimming finals here today.

category ©Getty ImagesElsewhere, Wales, Fiji and India claimed a gold medal each on the first day of weightlifting

Sierra Leone not being allowed to compete at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games here was "not what anyone wanted", Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive David Grevemberg told insidethegames while vowing to help avoid a repeat of the situation at future events.

tomorrow with the first day of sporting action.Medals will be won in three sports, athletics, swimming and weightlifting

Kirsten Beckett scooped all-around gymnastics gold while also helping South Africa to the women's team title on a somewhat chaotic first official day of sporting action in Brazzaville today.

do not speak French,Action is due to continue in Brazzaville until September 19, with swimming and weightlifting

The Samoan Government has announced a commemorative coin to celebrate the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, due to get underway with the Opening Ceremony here today, has been released.

the sports on the programme for the 2015 Games - aquatics, athletics, rugby sevens, archery, boxing, weightlifting

The 11th edition of the All-Africa Games are due to open today in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville.

volleyball, cycling, football, handball, judo, karate, petanque, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, weightlifting

Teams are continuing to arrive here in the Samoan capital ahead of the 5th edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games, which begin with the Opening Ceremony tomorrow and run through to September 11.

will take part in aquatics, archery, athletics, boxing, lawn bowls, rugby sevens, squash, tennis and weightlifting

comprises of 27 athletes, who will participate in swimming, track and field, boxing, lawn bowls, squash, weightlifting

A plan to introduce a list of 16 core sports will help make the Commonwealth Games more sustainable, it has been claimed here today. 

, hockey, judo, lawn bowls, including Para, netball, rugby sevens, squash, table tennis, triathlon, weightlifting

The bidding process for the 2018 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships has

city will then be chosen at the meeting in Houston, Texas, which takes place ahead of the 2015 World Weightlifting

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