weightlifting

NEW DELHI: Sanket Mahadev Sargar gave millions of Indians a reason to cheer when he clinched a silver medal – India’s first medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 – in the Men’s 55kg category in Weightlifting on Saturday. Sanket lifted a total of 248kg (113 in snatch + 135 in clean and jerk) but was eclipsed […]

BENGALURU: Dubbed Mirabai 2.O, the latest sensation from Manipur – Bindyarani Devi – hit her strides on Saturday and won the silver medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women’s 55kg Weightlifting category. The 23-year-old lifted a combined weight of 202kg – 86kg in the snatch round and 116kg in the clean […]

BENGALURU: Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday rewrote history books as he lifted a combined weight of 300kg (140kg in snatch and 160kg in clean & jerk) to grab the second gold medal for India in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old lifted 136kg in his first snatch attempt and bettered it by pulling off 140kg in […]