Anoni Faumui wins two bronze medals
Anoni Faumui won two bronze medals in the senior women’s 63kg division at the IBFC Universal Weightlifting Cup.
She won bronze in the snatch and another bronze in the Universal Cup totals.
In the snatch, she opened at 80kg, missed 83kg on her first attempt, then succeeded on her second attempt to secure the bronze medal.
In the clean and jerk, she started with 100kg, lifted 103kg successfully, but failed at 105kg. Her combined total was 186kg, which earned her bronze in the overall Universal Cup standings.
Her medals were presented by Marcus Stephen, former president of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation, alongside Paul Coffa, vice president of the International Weightlifting Federation and secretary general of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation.
She stood on the podium with silver medallist Fatima Yakubu of Australia and gold medallist Femily Crystie Notte of Nauru.