Aiden Gimed successfully lifts a snatch in the 81kg youth category of the 2024 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.
AIDEN Gimed will return home with a silver medal in the 81kg youth category of the 2024 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, which was held in Auckland, New Zealand on Feb 17-25.
Gimed said he is very happy with his overall performance as he recorded a snatch of 95kg, clean & jerk of 115kg, and total weight of 210kg.
“My overall experience was very good,” he said. “I got to meet my goals while making new friends and learning new things.” The young weightlifter recorded a new personal best in snatch, clean & jerk, and total weight.
“Everything was perfect,” he added. “I made 6/6 of my lifts having Coach Angel [San Nicolas], Coach John Davis, and Leowell [Cristobal] helping me…. It just worked out well for me, warming up and doing my lifts on the platform. It definitely helped having competition experience because I had an idea on what to expect.”
Asked what’s next for him, Gimed said, “To get stronger and be prepared for my next competition and to give it my 110%.”
He added, “I’ve no competitions lined up yet. I’ll see what my coach and the CNMI Weightlifting Federation have planned for me.”
Gimed also wants to thank the CNMI Weightlifting Federation “for allowing me to represent the CNMI. Thank you, too, to Getfit CNMI for being my home to train and getting me started in this journey. And thank you to my family, friends, teachers and classmates for supporting me.”