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Cameroon-born Ngake Wins Worlds Silver, Secures Commonwealth Seed

7/29/2026

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Ngake, a Cameroon-born weightlifter for Great Britain, won silver in the snatch at the 2024 World Championships.
After asylum, she cleaned offices for nine years until a Cameroonian coach urged her to resume weightlifting for Birmingham 2022.
She won gold at the British International, then silver at the Worlds, unlocking funding and becoming the 86 kg top seed for the Commonwealth Games.

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Ngake, a Cameroon-born weightlifter for Great Britain, won silver in the snatch at the 2024 World Championships.
After asylum, she cleaned offices for nine years until a Cameroonian coach urged her to resume weightlifting for Birmingham 2022.
She won gold at the British International, then silver at the Worlds, unlocking funding and becoming the 86 kg top seed for the Commonwealth Games.