Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana claims emotional Commonwealth Games gold after Olympics heartbreak
- Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana struggled through days when she wanted to give up and "be a baby in my mum's arms".
- But the 26-year-old has found consolation after her Paris Olympics heartbreak, bouncing back in Glasgow to win her third Commonwealth Games gold medal.
- Cikamatana was a class above in the women's 86kg event, nailing a 108kg snatch and a 140kg clean and jerk for a Games record total of 248kg.
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- Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana struggled through days when she wanted to give up and "be a baby in my mum's arms".
- But the 26-year-old has found consolation after her Paris Olympics heartbreak, bouncing back in Glasgow to win her third Commonwealth Games gold medal.
- Cikamatana was a class above in the women's 86kg event, nailing a 108kg snatch and a 140kg clean and jerk for a Games record total of 248kg.
Sources: ABC Australia