Taletawa collects bronze in 86kg junior division
Fiji weightlifter Miriama Taletawa has won bronze in the women’s 86kg junior division at the Commonwealth Championships in Ahmedabad, India. Taletawa lifted 91k
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Rainibogi wins gold in Men’s 110kg at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Fiji weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi has won gold in the Senior Men’s 110kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025 in Ahmedabad, India. Ra
Pacific Mini Games: Marist student Nehemiah Elder wins three gold and breaks nine records
16-year-old Marist Brothers High School student, Nehemiah Elder made history at the Pacific Mini Games in Palau, winning three gold medals and breaking nine records in th
Rainibogi and Elder to lead Weightlifting Fiji to Palau
Weightlifting Fiji will be looking to collect medals at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau, with weightlifting sensations Taniela Rainibogi and Nehemiah Elder leading t
Henry Elder calls for Govt support towards development of weightlifting in Fiji
Fiji Weightlifting coach Henry Elder has made a call to the Ministry of Sports to help support the development of the sport in Fiji in terms of its financing. While sp
I knew I would win gold in Peru - Nehemiah Elder
16-year-old weightlifting sensation Nehemiah Elder says he was confident of winning gold at the 2025 IWF World Youth Championships in Lima, Peru, in the Men’s 89kg
16-year-old Nehemiah Elder wins 3 gold medals, becomes first Fijian to win World Championship gold in weightlifting
16-year-old weightlifting sensation Nehemiah Elder has become the first-ever Fijian Weightlifter to win gold at any World Championship event. Elder created history by
Nehemiah Elder makes history in Melbourne with double gold and 4 record breaking lifts
Nehemiah Elder won double gold medals and 4 record breaking lifts in the 88kg Youth and Junior category at the 2025 Under 20 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Melbou
4 Weightlifting Fiji coaches successfully obtain International Weightlifting Coaching Licenses
Four Weightlifting Fiji coaches - Henry Elder, Eremasi Qalibau, Timothy Vakuruivalu and Della Shaw Elder – have successfully obtained their International Weightlif
Rainibogi expects competition during trials for the Pacific Games
As weightlifters commence their trials today, Fiji Weightlifting star Taniela Rainibogi says the competition will not be an easy one as everyone wants to represent Fiji f
Rainibogi finishes 16th at IWF World Championships
Fiji’s weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi has achieved another milestone after being the first Fijian male lifter to secure a Top 20 finish at any World Weightlifting
Leyna-May Dugu credits double bronze medal win to divine interventions
Former St. Joseph's Secondary School student Leyna-May Domonatani Dugu has credited her bronze medal wins at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship to divine interve
Rainibogi breaks Commonwealth record at Weightlifting Championship
Fiji’s Taniela Rainibogi has set a new Commonwealth Games record and won gold in the man’s 109kg category during 2024 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championshi
Tuqalau overcomes personal struggles to claim gold and silver at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship
Suliano Tuqalau defied the odds, making his family and vanua proud by winning gold in the youth category and a silver medal in the junior category at the Commonwealth Wei
Zion Tokana scoops silver in junior and youth categories at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
17-year-old Zion Tokana has set a new record by winning silver medals in both the junior and youth categories at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships that is curr
15-year-old Elder breaks Commonwealth Weightlifting record, wins 2 gold and a silver
Fiji's Nehemiah Elder has created history at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2024 as he set a new Commonwealth record in snatch and claimed a gold medal each
18-year-old Shaw wins bronze in the 81kg Junior Category
18-year-old Daniel Shaw, has won a bronze medal in the Men's 81kg Junior Category at the 2024 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at the Vodafone Arena. Shaw lift
Cikamatana set to compete in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship tomorrow
25-year-old Fiji born Australian weightlifter, Eileen Cikamatana is preparing for the highly anticipated competition in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship at the
14-year-old Gospel High student Turaganivalu wins bronze in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
Team Fiji’s youngest lifter at the 2024 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, 14-year-old Mereia Turaganivalu has won a bronze medal in the Women’s 59kg
Weightlifting is in 14-year-old Turaganivalu's DNA
For 14-year-old Mereia Turaganivalu going into weightlifting was a no-brainer as she comes from a family that is synonymous with the sport in Fiji. Turaganivalu sa
Fiji Govt gives $1.3m for hosting of Commonwealth Weightlifting
The Fiji Government has given $1.3 million to host the Commonwealth Weightlifting Competition. While officiating at the 2024 Commonwealth Weightlifting Competition, Pe