Rainibogi's 170kg snatch moves him ahead of Tchatchet in men's 110kg at Commonwealth Games 2026
On day seven of the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Fiji’s Taniela Rainibogi produced a 170kg snatch to overtake England’s Cyrille Tchatchet II in the men’s 110kg final. Earlier in the session Tchatchet had recorded what was announced as a Games-record snatch of 166kg before Rainibogi's lift changed the leaderboard.
The seventh day’s schedule in Glasgow featured track cycling, athletics and weightlifting among its headline events, with live coverage tracking shifting positions across disciplines. The men’s 110kg final provided one of the most dramatic moments of the weightlifting programme on Thursday, as competitors traded increasingly heavy attempts in the snatch phase. The session drew particular attention when the benchmark for the field moved rapidly within a short span of lifts.
In the snatch section of the final, Cyrille Tchatchet II initially posted the leading mark with 166kg, a lift that was announced as a Games record at the time. That advantage did not last long: Taniela Rainibogi then successfully lifted 170kg, displacing Tchatchet at the top of the snatch standings. The sequence of lifts underscored how quickly positions can shift in a single round when athletes target maximal weights.
Both athletes represented their nations in the men’s 110kg class, with Tchatchet competing for England and Rainibogi for Fiji. The 166kg and 170kg figures are the precise weights recorded during the snatch portion of the final and were pivotal in defining the immediate order of competitors. Officials and commentators on site noted the significance of those attempts as the session progressed through its scheduled lifts.
The exchange between the two lifters was one of the standout moments of Thursday’s coverage in Glasgow, illustrating the tight margins at the top of the weight classes. While the snatch section established the early pecking order, the final standings would be determined by the combined totals once the clean and jerk phase concluded. The men’s 110kg final therefore remained live and unresolved at the point those snatch figures were posted.
Rainibogi’s 170kg lift altered the complexion of the snatch competition and superseded the 166kg effort by Tchatchet that had briefly stood as the leading mark. The shifts in Glasgow’s weightlifting platform on day seven highlighted how decisive single lifts can be in shaping medal prospects at the Commonwealth Games 2026.