GLASGOW, July 29 – Malaysia’s weightlifting team continued its golden run at the 2026 Commonwealth Games when Mohamad Syahmi Nor Ghazali clinched the nation’s sixth gold medal in the men’s 94kg category.
Competing at the Scottish Event Campus Armadillo, Syahmi edged Canada’s Alex Bellemarre by just 1kg with a total lift of 347kg – 150kg in snatch and 197kg in clean and jerk. His 197kg lift also set a new Games record in the clean and jerk discipline. Bellemarre settled for silver with 346kg, while Australia’s Oliver Riley Saxton took bronze with 336kg.
Syahmi
The victory confirmed weightlifting as Malaysia’s strongest medal contributor, accounting for five of the six golds won so far. Syahmi, who claimed silver at the 2025 SEA Games, now joins fellow champions Mohamad Aniq Kasdan, Muhammad Aznil Bidin, Muhammad Erry Hidayat, and Muhammad Hafizuddin Roslin.
Malaysia’s other gold came from para long jump star Datuk Abdul Latif Romly. The national contingent has collected six gold, two silver, and three bronze medals to date.
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