Papua New Guinea has won it's first Gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. RNZI Steven Kari snatched the Gold in weightlifting in the men's 94kg division this morning. Kari lifted 149kg in the snatch and 200kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 349kg in the men's 94kg division. Australia's Simplice Ribouem finished with the same combined lift but was awarded the silver medal because of his heavier body-weight. RNZI Comments are closed.
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