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Samoan weightlifter Seine Stowers wins gold at Glasgow Commonwealth Games

18-year-old Samoan weightlifter Seine Stowers has claimed Samoa's first Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 77kg category.

Skinny McBuntu

Seine Stowers, aged 18, won the women's 77kg weightlifting title at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. She lifted a combined total of 237kg, setting records with 106kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean-and-jerk. The victory marks Samoa's first gold medal at the Games.

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Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Gold for Samoa's super Stowers

Samoan weightlifter Seine Stowers has won the women's 77kg category at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

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Teen weightlifting star wins Samoa's first Games gold

The 18-year-old lifted a record total of 237kg – a record 106kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean-and-jerk – to take out the title in the women's 77kg event.

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