Canadian weightlifter Xavier Lusignan won a bronze medal in the men’s 110kg final on Thursday at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Lusignan, of Mansfield, Que., lifted 159kg in the snatch before a successful attempt of 197kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 356kg.
The Canadian waited in anticipation as Samoa’s Jack Hitila Opeloge had three tries to bump Lusignan off the podium, however none of Opeloge’s attempts at 210kg in the clean and jerk were successful.
Fiji’s Taniela Tuisuva Rainiboi won gold with Games-record totals of 170kg in the snatch and 208kg in the clean and jerk for a combined record of 356kg. England’s Cyrille Tchatchet II rounded out the podium in silver-medal position.
Xavier Lusignan claims Commonwealth Games weightlifting bronze
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At Scotstoun Stadium, Damian Warner has a lead in the decathlon after three events.
The native of London, Ont., was the fastest among all athletes in the 100-metre heats, finishing in 10.21 seconds and earned 1,044 points. That time would have been a new Games record in the 100m but it was not a legal wind (+3.5 m/s).
Damian Warner sprints out of the blocks to take early lead in the decathlon
In the long jump, Warner’s 7.77m was second among all competitors and earned him 1,002 points.
The shot put was the final event of the morning session and the Canadian was fifth with a throw of 13.84m to earn another 719 points. Warner’s total of 2,765 gives him an 80-point lead over his closest competitor, Grenada’s Lindon Victor (2,685). The evening session will feature two more events in the decathlon, the high jump and the 400m.
Warner has a history of success in Glasgow at the Commonwealth Games. In 2014, he captured gold here for his first major international title, setting Games records in the 100m and 110m hurdles along the way. After sitting out the Games in 2022, Warner is aiming for another title in the very location where he achieved his landmark first victory 12 years ago.
