Glasgow Commonwealth Games: Gold for Samoa's super Stowers
18-year-old Samoan weightlifter Seine Stowers has won the women's 77kg category at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Samoa secured a gold medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after weightlifter Seine Stowers claimed victory in the women's 77kg category. Stowers lifted a Games record 107kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean-and-jerk, totaling 237kg. England's Isabella Brown finished second with a total of 229kg, while Wales' Laura Hughes took bronze with 224kg.
Stowers previously set three youth world records at the Australian Weightlifting Championships, lifting even more in previous competitions. Samoa's first medal came from her older sister, Feagaiga, who won gold in the 2018 Games.
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