At the Singapore National Championships held at SMU, 22-year-old Lewis Chua heaved a personal best of 316kg (snatch 136kg, clean and jerk 180kg), a total that was 4kg better than the minimum set by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) to qualify for the July 23—Aug 3 Commonwealth Games. Chua’s win represents a step forward for weightlifting here. The last time a Singapore lifter competed at the quadrennial event was four years ago in New Delhi, when Helena Wong became the sport’s first Singapore woman at the Games. She finished eighth in the 53kg class.