Samoa’s Commonwealth Games heroes were honoured at a prize giving ceremony hosted by telecommunications company, Vodafone following their historic performances in Glasgow.John Tafi won a silver medal in the men’s 71-kilogram weightlifting category, while 18-year-old Seine Stower claimed gold in t...
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Weightlifting
By Su'emalolefasula Taylor Ieremia
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23 August 2026, 4:30PM
Samoa weightlifter John Tafi has dedicated his silver medal at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to the people of Samoa and his…
Several weightlifters from across Oceania who held training camps at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute in Tuana’imato ahead of…
Eighteen-year-old Seine Stowers, of Fa‘ala Palauli and Sasa‘ai, Savai‘i, secured Samoa’s first gold medal at the 2026…
John Tafi's silver medal in the men's 71kg division at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games is more than Samoa's first medal of these…
Samoa’s athletes are now back after ending their campaign at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, tied for 17th place among the…
John Tafi has won Samoa's first medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, taking silver in the men's 71kg weightlifting competition…
