Eileen Floanna Maria Cikamatana won gold, her third in consecutive Games. The Australian bided her time and then took top spot with 136kg on her first clean and jerk attempt at the SEC Armadillo. Canada’s Rose Beaudoin completed the podium with bronze. 

“The only mission I had in mind coming to this competition was winning a third gold medal, and I'm pretty happy that we did it,” Cikamatana said. “Mission accomplished."

Ngake’s first Commonwealth Games was at Delhi 2010, where she represented Cameroon. She finished fourth and only missed out on bronze due to being heavier than her rival. 

Two years on, the 34-year-old sought asylum in the United Kingdom following the London 2012 Olympic Games. Seven years later, she was promoted to the podium positions after the medals were reallocated, but the medal remains in Cameroon, where it was sent. 

Ngake returned to competition in 2023 for Great Britain after she met her old coach in Manchester at the British Championships, and she put her focus on qualifying for Glasgow 2026. 

“It means a lot to me. I trained for a year to come back and qualify for these Games,” Ngake said. “After 2012 I gave up lifting and only came back in 2023, and my coach has pushed me hard. 

“I focused on doing my best and listening to what my coach was telling me. I had a good time, and I needed to give my best.”

Samoa's Seine Stowers kept up her family’s proud history at the Commonwealth Games when she won gold in the Women’s 77kg. 

The 18-year-old is the sister of Feagaiga Stowers, who won Weightlifting gold at Gold Coast 2018 and silver at Birmingham 2022, and she led by 10kg after the snatch. 

England’s Isabella Brown and Wales’ Laura Hughes led the chase, and while Stowers failed at 133kg with her final lift, she had done enough to win gold, with Brown claiming silver and Hughes bronze. 

“It’s exciting, this is my first Commonwealth Games, and I believed in myself,” Stowers said. “Before the Commonwealth Games my sister told me about her first Commonwealth Games, and that was good advice.”

In the Men’s 94kg, Mohamad Syahmi Bin Nor-Ghazali was worth the wait as he won gold with a Games record. 

The Malaysian waited until all his challengers had attempted their three clean and jerks and then lifted 197kg to grab the lead. The 22-year-old attempted 205kg but caught his right foot and had to be helped from the stage. 

He returned to some fervent support from the crowd, but it was not enough to help him complete his lift. Even so, he celebrated his gold by punching the air and wiping away tears. 

Canada’s Alex Bellemarre won silver, also with a Games record of 159kg in the snatch, and Australia’s Oliver Saxton won his team’s second Weightlifting medal of Glasgow 2026 with bronze. 

“This means everything to me; I’m proud of myself. I’ve been training hard and been away from my parents for three months. 

“My left hamstring cramped and I couldn’t dip. It was very, very painful but it’s ok now.”