Weightlifting: Achinta Sheuli also became champion, third gold medal in India’s bag
This is India’s sixth medal so far in the Birmingham Games and all 6 medals have been given to India by weightlifters. In only one event of weightlifting, India’s hands remained empty.
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Commonwealth Games 2022 In Indian weightlifters The great performance continues. Weightlifters, who have already won five medals in two days, put another medal in India’s bag. This time India’s 73 kg Achint Sheuli won the gold medal. This rising weightlifter from West Bengal, 20 years old, not only created a Commonwealth Games record by lifting 313 kg in his very first Commonwealth Games, but also won the third gold for India. In this way he contributed to the successful weightlifting campaign of India.
two gold on the third day
Like Saturday 30 July in the weightlifting events being held at the NEC Arena, Sunday 31 July was also a good day for India and two golds fell in the country’s account. The day started with the gold medal from Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achint ended the day. Indian Army jawans missed only once in 6 attempts from Achint Snatch to Clean and Jerk, but it did not affect their morale and then the result was also according to them and the country.
great start, great ending
Achint, who won gold twice in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in 2019 and 2021, continued to dominate the Games as well. Achint made a successful debut in the snatch with a weight of 137 kg and then increased it to 143 kg in the third attempt, which also became a new record for the Games. In this way, he had come at number one only after the snatch stage. Achint’s feat continued in the clean and jerk as well and in his first attempt, he lifted 166 kg to further consolidate his lead at the top. Then no one could beat him.
Although he failed to lift 170 kg in the second attempt, he did not let it affect himself and successfully lifted it in the last attempt and won the gold with a total weight of 313 kg. This is also a new record of 313 kg games.
Consistent golden performance in weightlifting
India started its medals on the second day of the Games and it started with weightlifting. On Saturday, July 30, this process started with Sanket Sargar’s silver medal and India had won four medals in a single day. In this, star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the first gold of the Games for the country, fulfilling all the expectations. Apart from him, Bindiyarani Devi won silver, while Gururaja Pujari won bronze.
Then on Sunday, July 31, the second gold medal came in the country’s account and this time 19-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga gave this success. He won the second gold in 65 kg with a weight of 303 kg. Now India has the highest number of medals in weightlifting with Achint’s gold.
