Original sentence: Although he was ranked the best weightlifter in South Africa, he was barred from representing his country because he was classified as coloured under the apartheid regime.As a result of the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, he decided to settle in New Zealand, and won his fourth Commonwealth gold representing New Zealand at the age of 42
Edited sentence: Although he was ranked the best weightlifter in his weight category in South Africa, he was barred in 1958 from representing his country because he was classified as coloured under the apartheid regime.As a result of contacts made during the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, he decided to settle in that country where, rather than operate as a factory worker, he was offered the opportunity to be a weight trainer in a gym.He has won more Olympic, Commonwealth and World medals in his sport than has perhaps any other sportsperson, competing in both the bantam and flyweight divisions.He settled in the North Island city of Auckland and won his fourth Commonwealth gold representing New Zealand at the age of 42