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have yourself to blame. You have to be very focused during fruitful year.”
preparations so you can do well in the competitions.” Elder emphasises that the root of their success lies in a
Overall, he is happy with his preparations. good, consistent work ethic accompanied by a strong religious
“I’m thankful to my coach for allowing me to train with the faith.
young aspiring weightlifters to help me prepare. They push “God is our inspiration. We have a team motto, which is
me to become better and I’m enjoying it.” God first. It comes from the Bible scripture, Matthew 6:33 –
He adds: “The struggles I go through are what motivates ‘But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness;
me to perform well in weightlifting. That is what I think and all these things shall be added unto you.’
about each time I go out and perform. I also love to inspire “God inspires us to move. He inspires us to talk about Him
our young lifters. They also have their own stories to tell and in the successes we have through His leadership and guidance.
struggles to overcome. So, I also do this for them and I remind For it is through Him alone that we have achieved and it
myself of that every day.” is through Him alone that we will continue to succeed and
Rainibogi is enjoying training under the masterful tutelage proclaim His greatness and might.”
of his coach, Henry Elder. Elder added: “I get very emotional when I talk about this
“My relationship with my coach is very good. Most times we because I know the dedication and the sacrifice this young
talk and share about what’s happening in our lives. It gives man has made and nobody sees it. But we push levels and I’m
me the confidence to truly share what I’m going through with so excited with the way he has progressed. Taniela has worked
him. If my body is not fully prepared, I let him know. If there’s really hard to get here.”
any pain in my body, I let him know. Even if there’s something The Oceania Championships will be held on February 18
wrong with the exercises we’re doing, I let him know. We in New Zealand while the World Cup in Thailand is in April.
share everything. We respect each other and I respect him a Rainibogi’s performance at these two tournaments will
lot.” determine his qualifications for the Paris Olympics this year.
“Our achievement lately has been really huge,” Elder says Rainibogi needs to make the top 10 weightlifters in the
of Rainibogi’s accomplishments and preparations. world to qualify.
“This year, we are looking at another challenging and

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