Suamili Nanai becomes first WAIS athlete selected for 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Weightlifter Suamili Nanai is the first Western Australian athlete selected to the Australian Team for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth >
Athlete in Focus: Jess Lai
It's no secret that the sport of weighlifting is not followed as closely as some of the other sports WAIS athletes participate in. Nonetheless the level of dedication to training and competing does not change. In this week's 'Athlete in Focus' installment we've caught up with Jess Lai to gain an insight into what life is like being a weightlifter at the elite level.
Lai Takes Second Place at Commonwealth Games Selection Trials in Sydney
Western Australian weightlifter Jessica Lai has taken second place in her weight class at the 2017 Australian Selection Trials in Sydney.
Lai Achieves Success at 2017 Commonwealth and Oceania Championships
Western Australian weightlifter, Jessica Lai has come away from the 2017 Commonwealth and Oceania Championships on the Gold Coast with great success having won bronze in the Senior Women's 69kg Oceania competition.
Lai Claims Bronze at National Weightlifting Championships
Western Australian weightlifter, Jessica Lai has had a successful finish to the Australian Weightlifting Championships in Hobart, finishing third in the female 69kg weight class.