Creating history, Ele Opeloge is the first to win an Olympic medal for Samoa BY Lance Polu APIA, SAMOA – WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2017: Samoa’s first Olympic medal, a Silver to weightlifter Ele Opeloge has arrived in Samoa but the day for the presentation is not yet confirmed. The medal has been delayed for several months after the International Olympic Committee confirmed the original winner in the 2008 Beijing Games tested positive for banned substances after a re-analysis of samples from nine years ago. Ele Opeloge narrowly missed the bronze and finished fourth in the Women's over 75kg division. The [...]
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