Ele’s Rare Moment Celebrated

Written by Sports Writer
Sunday, 17 August 2008
Ele Opeloge was a kilogram away from winning Samoa her first Olympic medal, and according to a report in the United Kingdom, Guardian...”the Pacific islander can take comfort from the celebrity status on her at home..” At the age of 23 , Opeloge is relatively young in the sport of weightlifting. She has another 4 years of growing and maturing in her sport by the time the next Olympics comes around. Opeloge, who carried Samoa’s flag at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Games, let out a yelp and lifted 145kg in the clean and- jerk, prompting the competition’s commentator to say: “Nice and easy, yes.” Watched by a crowd that included big-muscled Pacific islanders and cheered on by cries of “Samoa!”, Opeloge went on to lift 150kg. But she failed in her attempt to lift 152kg to lose out on the bronze Ele is the first to take Samoa this close to winning a medal in the biggest sporting event in the world. She has a heroine's welcome waiting on her return. Comments (4) Subscribe to this comment's feed malo taumafai written by tuamafa, August 17, 2008 she will be our golden girl in the next olympic Seminarian from usa written by pio, August 17, 2008 Malo Ele le tauivi ua e sii Samoa i le maasalafa. Being #4 in the world is a huge results of your performance. There will be another day and there is no doubt that you will become a great lifter for the future. Samoa is so proud of you. We're Proud of You written by T.Sa'u, August 17, 2008 Ele,Your performance have put SAMOA in the world stage and we want to see more of you in the 2012 Olympic.You're a rising star and truely a force to be reckon with. Faamalo le finau malosi. malo le tau written by lotonuu, August 17, 2008 Malo le tau Ele, ua e faia se matatia mo sio tatou atunuu. Malo le fai ole faiva, ua malie mata e vaai i lau taumafaiga. Write comment Name Email Title Comment

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