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Joanna Guelas

EXPLAINED: Aussie weightlifter emulates dad with games medal | Vintage Vibes

It was an emotional medal ceremony for Eileen Cikamatana, who won another Commonwealth Games gold. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian weightlifter Eileen Cikamatana struggled through days when she wanted to give up and "be a baby in my mum's arm".

But the 26-year-old has found consolation after her Paris Olympics heartbreak, bouncing back in Glasgow to win her third Commonwealth Games gold medal.

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