Summary
Lovepreet achieved a silver medal in the same event.
Samoa's top contender failed all three snatch attempts and was eliminated from the contest.
Key Points
3 points1
Liti won the gold medal in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games.
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Lovepreet earned the silver medal in the same weight class.
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Samoa's pre-event favourite could not complete any of his three snatch attempts and was removed from the competition.
New Words to Learn
4 wordssnatch
a single, continuous lift that moves the weight from the floor to above the head in one motion
eliminated
removed from the competition because the athlete was unable to lift the required weight
pre-event favourite
the athlete expected by many to win before the competition started
attempts
individual tries to lift a weight
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