Olympics ‘top 10’ dream win

Kyle, 25, began his weightlifting journey in 2015 and three years later, he had established the Uplift Weightlifting Gym in Lidcombe, where he still serves as head coach alongside fellow Australian weightlifter Isabel Lorenzi.
Kyle claimed silver at the 2021 Commonwealth Championships in Tashkent, before making his debut at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 and also winning silver.
Initially, it appeared that Kyle had secured the gold medal with a final clean and jerk lift of 183kg, which was approved by all three judges.
A subsequent video review determined his arms did not fully extend, leading to the award of the silver medal.
Continuing his upward trajectory, Kyle excelled once more at the IWF World Cup 2024 in Phuket, Thailand, earlier this year.
Competing in the men’s 89kg category, he lifted a total of 336kg, finishing as the top weightlifter from Oceania in the Paris Olympic qualification rankings.
He said he was really happy with how he went in Paris, hoping he would finish in the top 10 and he did.
“It was my first Olympics and it just went so quick,” he said.
“I just can’t wait to do it all again. First will be the World Championships later this year, the Commonwealth Games in two years and then the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
“So now, it’s all about preparing for that; I’m still coaching online as well as doubling the size of Uplift Gym to cater for the next generation of athletes coming through.”