Kiwi-Tongan weightlifter

David Liti wins weightlifting gold and sets Games record

It was a magnificent effort from the 21-year-old who upstaged more experienced campaigners on the Gold Coast.

Liti jumped into the bronze medal position for the 105-plus kg division after the snatch.

That's despite only having two attempts due to some kind of confusion among team officials.

"Somebody went up that we didn't realise, anybody could've made the same mistake, it worked out fine for us anyway. You get a certain time limit to change your weight and we were there just there a little late."