Chris Murray hopes to have double cause for celebration after weightlifting gold
England’s Chris Murray won weightlifting gold in Birmingham and then vowed not to tell girlfriend and fellow competitor Holly O’Shea about his Commonwealth Games glory.
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CWG 2022: Weightlifter Ajay Singh misses medal by a whisker
Commonwealth Games appearance, here on Monday. The 25-year-old managed a total effort of 319kg (143kg+176kg) to finish fourth best in the men's 81kg event. To the crowds absolute delight, home favourite England's Chris Murray 325kg (144kg+181kg) grabbed the gold in a sensational manner as he broke the Games record in total lift.
CWG 2022: Injured weightlifter Sanket Sargar to stay back in UK for treatment
Commonwealth Games (CWG), will stay back in the UK for treatment of the UCL injury he suffered on way to securing a silver in the 55kg category. A Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) tear takes at least three months to heal. Sargar had come to the medal ceremony with his right arm wrapped. "There were two options with Sanket. To take him back to India or treat him here. After initial assessment, we thought it is best we treat him in the UK itself. We are chatting with elbow injury experts and the government has okayed his treatment," a team source told PTI.
Injured Weightlifter Sanket Sargar To Stay Back In UK For UCL Treatment: Report
Weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar, India's first medallist at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, will stay back in the UK for treatment of the UCL injury he suffered on way to securing a silver in the 55kg category. A Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) tear takes at least three months to heal. Sargar had come to the medal ceremony with his right arm wrapped.
India-Pakistan lessons in history, trivia
They have the most insane facts on their fingertips – like how many boundaries and sixes did Harmanpreet Kaur hit during her epic 171 against Australia in the 2017 50-over Women’s World Cup. Devesh Mangtani, a sales and marketing professional, drove 200 kilometres from London to watch the women’s cricket match between India and Pakistan at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground here. After reaching Birmingham he got in touch with his college mate from University of Warwick, Karmann Kumar, an investment specialist, and both 35-year-olds headed for the cricket venue on Sunday.
Weightlifters lead the chase as Aruna guides table tennis to semis
Rafiatu Folashade Lawal, on Saturday, won Nigeria’s second gold medal at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
CWG 2022: From tailoring to lifting weights, Achinta Sheuli scripts his own success story
The 20-year-old from West Bengal's Deulpur village in Howrah district twice bettered the Games record in both the snatch and clean & jerk and then finished with a record total lift of 313kg to make a memorable debut on the CWG stage. Achinta lifted an impressive 10kg more than his nearest rival, Malaysian Erry Hidayat Muhammad, to join his idol Mirabai Chanu (gold, women's 49kg) and his fellow teammate and a close friend, Jeremy Lalrinnunga (gold, men's 67kg), on top of the podium in Birmingham.
CWG 2022: 'Golden' boys Achinta Sheuli, Jeremy Lalrinnunga shine on Day 3
Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Making his debut at a multi-discipline Games at the senior level, the 19-year-old reigning Youth Olympic champion Lalrinnunga battled excruciating muscle cramps but shattered two records en route the gold medal in the men's 67kg category. While Sheuli finished day 3 on a high for India with gold in the 73kg event. India now have six medals, all coming from the weightlifting arena at the National Exhibition Centre with Sanket Sargar (silver), Mirabai Chanu (silver), Bidyarani Devi (silver) and Gururaj Poojary (bronze) also earning podium finishes.