{"id":25612,"date":"2026-07-25T23:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25612"},"modified":"2026-07-25T23:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:09:00","slug":"other-sports-powerlifters-gamble-to-save-his-best-lift-for-last-backfired-due-to-technicality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25612","title":{"rendered":"Other Sports: Powerlifter\u2019s gamble to save his best lift for last backfired due to technicality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-body\" role=\"article\">\n                <!-- Content data --><\/p>\n<p>PETALING JAYA: The glum look on his face said it all for para powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin as he had to accept defeat on the Commonwealth Games stage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Paralympic champion settled for the bronze medal in the men\u2019s lightweight (up to 72kg) category in Glasgow on Friday after lifting 220kg for 153.5 points.<\/p>\n<p>England\u2019s Mark Swan, the man he defeated in the last edition in Birmingham four years ago, turned the tables this time to claim the gold with a lift of 222kg for 153.9 points.<\/p>\n<p>Silver went to 2016 Paralympic champion Roland Ezuruike of Nigeria, who lifted 185kg for 153.9 points.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"embeded-image inline-image-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/apicms.thestar.com.my\/uploads\/images\/2026\/07\/26\/4028322.jpg\" onerror=\"this.src=\" https:=\"\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 559px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The bronze though is still the first medal for Malaysia contingent.<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie explained that he took a gamble by attempting 230kg on his final lift in a bid to move into first place, but it was ruled invalid after the referee gave the \u201crack\u201d command \u2013 the signal for the lifter to return the barbell to the rack, marking the end of the attempt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy strategy was to go for 230kg on my final lift and improve my position to first place,\u201d said Bonnie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hadn\u2019t fully returned the barbell to the rack when the referee gave the rack command.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonnie should have returned the barbell but he was slow to react, hence the referee ruling it invalid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s okay. Maybe it just wasn\u2019t my day. I have to accept the outcome because I know there are still many opportunities ahead,\u201d said Bonnie, who holds the world record of 232kg.<\/p>\n<p>The Sarawakian apologised to Malaysia for not being able to fulfil the gold medal expectations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came here to defend the gold but I missed it this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I was facing strong competition from the experienced Ezuruike and Swan, who have been improving steadily in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry for this. I will train harder after this to prepare for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in October,\u201d added Bonnie, who is also the defending champion in his weight category for the Asian Para Games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/sport\/others\/2026\/07\/26\/powerlifters-gamble-to-save-his-best-lift-for-last-backfired-due-to-technicality\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PETALING JAYA: The glum look on his face said it all for para powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin as he had to accept defeat on the Commonwealth Games stage for the first time. The two-time Paralympic champion settled for the bronze medal in the men\u2019s lightweight (up to 72kg) category in Glasgow on Friday after lifting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":822,"featured_media":25613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-powerlifting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Other Sports: Powerlifter\u2019s gamble to save his best lift for last backfired due to technicality - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25612\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Other Sports: Powerlifter\u2019s gamble to save his best lift for last backfired due to technicality - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PETALING JAYA: The glum look on his face said it all for para powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin as he had to accept defeat on the Commonwealth Games stage for the first time. 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