Nauru’s weightlifters have added medals to their country’s medal tally at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games.
Maxima Uepa won 2 gold medals and a silver in the women’s 71kg event.
Uepa lifted a total of 191 kg to beat Kiribati and Papua New Guinea.
She won silver in the 71kg Snatch with a lift of 86kg behind Australian Ebony Gorincu.
Uepa also won gold in the Clean & Jerk with a lift of 105kg.
Her compatriot, Ezekiel Moses collected bronze medals in the men’s 67kg event with a total lift of 260kg. The gold went to Samoa, while Kiribati walked away with the silver medal.
In the Snatch event, Moses lifted 116kg and 145kg in the Clean & Jerk event.
Photo Samoa Weightlifting Fed. Caption: Medals ceremony for women's 71kg event at the Samoa 2019 Pacific Games