Auckland weightlifter Richie Patterson has won the 85 kilogram class at the Commonwealth Games, lifting New Zealand’s gold medal haul in Glasgow to eight.
Patterson, who won silver in Delhi four years ago, led throughout the competition, although it went to his very last lift as he failed his first two attempts in the clean and jerk.
Patterson was the number one ranked lifter heading into the competition.
New Zealand now has 27 medals in total, including eight gold, to sit sixth on the overall medal table.