Minister for Youth and Sports Jese Saukuru tips his hat off for Weightlifting Fiji athletes’ amazing performance at the 2025 Under 20 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Melbourne.

Weightlifting Fiji’s Nehemiah Elder has won two gold medals and broke six championship records at the 2025 Under-20 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Melbourne.

Weightlifting Fiji continues to make its mark on the regional stage, with three rising stars earning medals at the 2025 Under-20 Oceania Weightlifting Championships held over the weekend in Melbourne, Australia.

Weightlifting Fiji head coach Henry Elder is calling out to youths from different cultural backgrounds to try out the sport of weightlifting.

For weightlifter Nemaiah Elder, winning the Young Male Athlete of the Year for two consecutive years is a huge achievement this early in his weightlifting journey.

2024 Fiji Sportswoman of the Year Award winner and weightlifter Miriama Taletawa dedicated her win to her coach, Henry Elder.

Weightlifter Taniela Rainibogi has a chance to win the Fiji Sportsman of the Year award for the second successive year.

Four coaches from the weightlifting fraternity have successfully earned their International Weightlifting Coaching Licenses, a new mandatory requirement for coaching at international events.

Fifteen-year-old Nehemiah Elder impressed at the Oceania Weightlifting Institute training camp in Apia, Samoa, earning the title “best lifter” among regional athletes.

Weightlifting Fiji head coach Henry Elder is expecting a very good year for the sport, after looking at the performances of lifters during their trials over the past two months.

Weightlifting national rep Mereia Turaganivalu is slowly finding her footing in managing her studies and playing the sport she loves.

Weightlifting Fiji is currently conducting trials with a keen eye on upcoming international competitions, including the Pacific Mini-Games.