CWG 2022: Weightlifter Gururaja wins bronze in 61kg category
Commonwealth Games, adding to India's tally on Saturday. Gururaja, a silver medallist at the 2018 CWG at Gold Coast, lifted a total of 269kg (118kg+151kg) to finish in third place.
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CWG 2022: 'Paristhiti achhi nahi, thoda koshish karo' - Silver medallist Sanket Sargar lives up to expectations of his father, who runs a paan shop
Sanket led the charts during the entire event until his second Clean and Jerk (C&J) attempt, but stood second to Bin Mohamad Aniq in the end. The Malaysian's third and final C&J lift of 142kg snatched the gold away from Sanket, by just a kilo.
'Great start for India': PM Modi congratulates weightlifter Sanket Sargar for winning silver at CWG 2022
Narendra Modi congratulated weightlifter Sanket Sargar after he won a silver medal in Men's 55 kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday. Sargar opened India's account at the Commonwealth Games by winning a Silver medal with a combined lift of 248 kg in the final. "Exceptional effort by Sanket Sargar! His bagging the prestigious Silver is a great start for India at the Commonwealth Games. Congratulations to him and best wishes for all future endeavours," tweeted PM Modi.
CWG 2022: India's Gururaja Poojary Wins Bronze In Men's 61kg Weightlifting
India's Gururaja Poojary showed nerves and muscles of steel as he did enough to hand India its second medal in 2022 Commonwealth Games.
CWG 2022: PM Narendra Modi Congratulates Sanket Sargar On Winning Silver Medal
India's Sanket Sargar won the silver medal in men's 55kg weightlifting on Saturday to open the kitty for the country at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Sargar lifted a total of 248 kgs in snatch and clean and jerk and was beaten to the top spot by just one kg as Malaysia's Mohamad Aniq won the gold medal.
"Little Angry" To Miss Gold: CWG Silver Medallist Sanket Sargar To NDTV
Indian weightlifter Sanket Sargar on Saturday won the silver medal in the men's 55kg category in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 to open India's medal tally. In an interview with NDTV, Sargar spoke about his disappointment at not having gone all the way and won gold. The 21-year-old lifted a total of 248kg in the snatch and clean and jerk segments, but lost out to Malaysia's Mohamad Aniq by just one kg.
Canadian weightlifter Maude Charron ready for new chapter at Commonwealth Games
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Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 2 Live Updates: Weightlifter Sanket Sargar Wins Silver, Opens India's Medal Tally
Commonwealth Games, Day 2, Live Updates: Weightlifter Sanket Sargar brought home India's first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, as he returned with a silver in the 55kg men's final on Saturday. Sanket Sargar lifted 135 kg in his first attempt of clean and jerk before missing a weight of 139 kg in his second and third attempts in the final. Notably, he had lifted a highest weight of 113 kg in snatch in his third attempt and was leading the race in the men's 55 kg weightlifting final until Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan surpassed him by a narrow margin to win gold.