{"id":22962,"date":"2024-04-10T00:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=22962"},"modified":"2024-04-10T00:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T11:59:32","slug":"don-opeloge-wins-silver-at-iwf-world-cup-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talamua.com\/?p=22962","title":{"rendered":"Don Opeloge wins Silver at IWF World Cup 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Apia, SAMOA \u2013 11 April 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Samoan star weightlifter, 25 year old Don Opeloge has made yet another massive achievement at the International Weightlifting Federation World Cup 2024 in progress at Phuket, Thailand, 31 March \u2013 11 April.<\/p>\n<p>He took Silver in clean and jerk and moved up to qualify in 10<sup>th<\/sup> place, the best effort by a male lifter from Oceania in all categories. 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