Malta’s young weightlifting sensation Tenishia Thornton rewrote the country’s history books in the sport after picking up a silver and a bronze medal at the IWF Youth World Cup.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was held online. The 15-year-old Thornton competed in the 49kg category which attracted a field of 10 other weightlifters.

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