Nigerian teen strikes 53kg weightlifting gold
Sunday, 27 July 2014
GLASGOW, July 26 (AFP): African champion Chika Amalaha of Nigeria, at just 16 years of age, won gold in the women's 53kg weightlifting category at the Commonwealth Games Friday.
Amalaha snatched a best of 85kg before managing 111kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 196kg, to become the youngest Commonwealth weightlifter gold medallist.
Papua New Guinea's Dika Toua took silver at the Clyde Auditorium with 193kg (82+111), with India's Santoshi Matsa claiming bronze with 188kg (83+105).
"I'm absolutely delighted," said Amalaha. "I wasn't coming here to go for gold, I just wanted to break my own record.