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Bonnie powers to gold and new Games record

KUALA LUMPUR: Para-powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin clinched Malaysia's fourth gold medal at the Commonwealth Games when he won the men's lightweight event with a new Games record in Birmingham today.

The 23-year-old becomes the first Malaysian para-athlete to win a title at the Games.

Bonnie, a world record holder and a Paralympic champion, earned 154.6 points— a new Games record — following lifts of 210kg, 216kg and 220kg at the National Exhibition Centre in West Midlands.

England's Mark Swan finished second with 145.5 points, followed by Nigeria's Innocent Nnamdi (132.5 points).

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