Eileen Cikamatana - remember the name.
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The Fijian-born weightlifter became an Australian citizen in early September and is aiming to break Oceania and Commonwealth records at the AIS on Sunday.
The national championships will be her first time competing as an Australian citizen before she flies to Romania next week for the European junior titles.
It's been a difficult 18 months for Cikamatana, who was part of the Levuka weightlifting community which split from Weightlifting Fiji after reports the national body mistreated and bullied their athletes.
Since the dispute, Cikamatana has moved to Australia and is now fully cleared to represent her adopted country, with the Australian Wrestling Federation welcoming her with open arms.
The 20-year-old is being tipped for big things after winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year. Now she's hungry for more.
"To get the Commonwealth medal was amazing, just to stand on the podium meant a lot," Cikamatana said.
"The future is more important for me though, and now it's about representing Australia and doing my best for my country.
"The way they have welcomed me is so special.
"I was welcomed into a family, they welcomed me with open arms and good hearts...It means the world to me to represent Australia."
Cikamatana broker the Australian junior and senior clean and jerk and snatch records in the 81 kilogram division in May.
Australian Wrestling Federation chief executive Ian Moir is confident Cikamatana can break many more records.
"She's already proved to everyone that she can lift more than the current world junior records," Moir said.
"She's certainly got her sights set on the world senior records...it's just a matter of time before she becomes a world beater.
"We have the ability at this weekend's events to officially register Oceania and Commonwealth records, and we're more than confident that Eileen can do it in Canberra."
Cikamatana has set her sights on qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and is using every competition along the way as a stepping stone towards her goal.
"I get more opportunities now, and I get to have a better future in weightlifting," Cikamatana said.
"As an Australian, I am very excited to participate at my first national [championships] in Canberra."
More than 150 competitors converged on the AIS on Saturday to start the two-day event, with Commonwealth Games representatives Alyce Stephenson, Boris Elesin, Erika Yamasaki and Ridge Barredo also competing in their divisions.