Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

July 12, 2023 9:10 PM

India bag 3 gold medals on opening day of Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Gautam Budh University in Greater Noida

India has won three gold medals so far in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, which began today at the Gautam Budh University, Greater Noida. Athlete Jyotsna Sabar has clinched gold in 40kg Youth Category, Asmita in 45kg Youth & Junior Category, and Komal Kohar in 45kg Senior category. As many as 253 weightlifters, including 52 Indians, are competing across the senior, junior and youth categories in the five-day tournament. The tournament will also serve as a test run for the...

December 16, 2021 9:11 AM

India bags three more medals at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, taking total tally to 12

Indian weightlifters Punam Yadav, Arockiya Alish and Vikas Thakur have added three more medals to the country's tally at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Punam bagged a silver medal in the women's 76kg category, having lifted a total of 220kg with 98kg snatch and a 122kg in clean and jerk. 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist compatriot R Arockiya Alish clinched bronze in the same category for a total lift of 214kg with 91123....

December 10, 2021 8:51 AM

India's S Bidyarani Devi wins Silver at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent

S Bidyarani Devi won silver at the women's 55kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan yesterday. Devi lifted a total of 198kg (84114) to finish second behind Nigeria's Adijat Olarinoye who had an effort of 203kg (90113) in the Commonwealth Championships. However, as per Commonwealth Championship rule, she would also get a gold having lifted the highest weight in the clean and jerk category with her 114kg effort. Devi missed a b...

December 9, 2021 2:23 PM

India's Jhilli Dalabehera clinches gold medal at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

Indian weightlifter Jhilli Dalabehera has won the gold medal in the women's 49kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The official Twitter handle of Sports Authority of India said, Dalabehera lifted the total weight of 167kg with 73kg in snatch and 94kg in clean and jerk to win the yellow metal in the 49kg category. On Tuesday, Sanket Mahadev Sargar clinched the gold medal in the men's 55kg snatch category. He lifted the weight of 11...

December 8, 2021 10:17 AM