Montel Tivoli says he is unrecognisable, physically and mentally, from the shy kid who was lacking confidence two years ago.

Tracey Lambrechs and Andrea Miller are in a seven-strong women's team to compete at the Oceania Championships in Suva.

Weightlifter booted out of Pacific Games after he posted photos of PNG with offensive hashtag.

Marven Yacoub testified that he had been taken from a Burger King against his will by a man called Smokey and two unknown gang associates to an office in Ponsonby.

A bodybuilder who became the victim of a kidnapping was allegedly tricked into attending a meeting with his kidnappers.

An Auckland bodybuilder allegedly arranged the kidnapping of a fellow bodybuilder who considered him to be like a “brother”, in an attempt to avoid being jailed.

The young weightlifter who alerted authorities to his coach’s attempts to supply him with steroids and performance-enhancing substances has been praised for his courage.

Weightlifting coach Daniel Milne has been suspended for six years by the Sports Tribunal for attempted trafficking in, and possession of, prohibited substances.

One last lift was the difference between the top of the podium and the depths of despair for Richie Patterson.

"Do you think you could do that, Dad?" a young boy asks as he exits the auditorium.

NZ weightlifters Stanislav Chalaev and Richie Patterson are both aiming to go one better in Glasgow, after claiming Silver in Delhi.

Any sport would relish discovering a new pathway by which athletes could be drawn to it.

Two champion weightlifting brothers face serious drugs charges - including the alleged supply of a new "designer drug" not cleared for human consumption.