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Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana claims emotional Commonwealth Games gold after Olympics heartbreak
Jul 29, 2026
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana claims emotional Commonwealth Games gold after Olympics heartbreak

Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana won her third Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow. The 26-year-old lifted a record 248kg in the 86kg event after her Paris Olympics heartbreak. "Mission accomplished. I came for one thing, and I got that one thing," she said. She is the first woman to win gold for two countries.

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