Suzanne McFaddenLockerRoom·7 Jul, 2026 10:11 PM6 mins to readIn her international weightlifting debut, Tu'i-Alofa Patolo-Tipene was made a NZ flagbearer at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Photo / The NZ TeamTo kick off our Let’s Go Glasgow series, Tu’i-Alofa Patolo-Tipene wishes she’d discovered weightlifting as a young netballer, but now has the backing of some heavyweights in her new sport heading to her first Commonwealth Gamesit all began with a wedding dress.
Tu’i-Alofa Patolo-Tipene’s rapid rise to the Glasgow
