Sathish Kumar Sivalingam lifted 173 kg in Clean and Jerk. (Reuters)
CWG 2018 Live, Sathish Kumar Sivalingam Men’s 77 kg weightlifting Live: The weightlifting has lifted India on the shoulders in the ongoing Commonwealth Games, with the country winning 4 medals in the sports – 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. Now it is the turn of Olympian Sathish Kumar Sivalingam to attempt to win another one for his country in Men’s 77 kg Weightlifting in the same event category. The 25-year-old won the gold medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow in Scotland, and he will look to win another one in Gold Coast. He would look to give India its t
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SATHISH KUMAR SIVALINGAM HAS DONE IT ONCE AGAIN FOR INDIA AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES!
- Lifts 317 kg
- Wins third gold medal for India
- Third gold medal in weightlifting
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam goes for 173 kg lift in Clean and Jerk, and he manages to do it successfully. He sits down and smiles! He looks set for a gold here with a total lift of 317 kg.
England's Jack Oliver will attempt to lift 171 kg in Clean and Jerk - and he fails to lift it. He needed a clean lift for the gold, but he just drops it. He remains in the second position. He will try one more time for 171 kg. There seemed too much of movement on the shoulders, the referees are holding on to the decision. Did he get it? NO, he has not!
India's Sathish Kumar Sivalingam is on top for now with a total lift of 313 kg followed by Jack Oliver from England, who is on the total weight of 312 kg. Australia's Francois Etoundi is on 305 kg for a bronze medal.
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam will look to lift 169 kg in his first attempt in Clean and Jerk - Terrific lift from Sathish- It takes him just a second to take the clean and a picture perfect jerk to keep a hold on. Effortless! He has a total weight lift of 313 kg now, and he is on top!
Sri Lanka's Chinthana Vidanage comes out for his final attempt of 168 kg. If he manages to complete it successfully, he will be in contention for a bronze medal here. Lifts it up cleanly, but again could not hang it on during the jerk, and he will miss out on the medal.
Canada's Nicolas Vachon lifts 168 kg successfully in the second attempt in Clean and Jerk and this will take him to the second position with a total lift of 299 kg.
Sri Lanka's Chinthana Vidanage goes for his second attempt in Clean and Jerk - a 168 kg lift - but he fails to lift it. Good clean lift, but he wobbles it up during the jerk. He needed the lift to put himself in a medal position.
Nicolas Vachon of Canada attempts to lift 168 kg in his first attempt of Clean and Jerk but he just succumbs down the pressure of the weight. Huge error from him.
England's Jack Oliver, who is on the pole position after Snatch - will attempt to lift 167 kg in his first attempt in Clean and Jerk. Picks it up cleanly but could not hold on to it, his elbow and arms seemed to give away, he looked frustrated. But he gets away with a 2 on 1 light.
Malaysia's Mubin Rahim's final attempt of 165 kg in Clean and Jerk was given a green light - but the decision has now been changed with the referees saying he touched his arms touched the knees. The replays does not show a single frame to support the call. Terrible refereeing!
PNG's Toua Udia will attempt to lift 165 kg in his first attempt in Clean and Jerk. He gets to his feet, good extension, good speed up and manages to lift it with a nice leg lift. Total weight 290 kg now for him. Still two attempts to go.
New Zealand's Cameron McTaggart breaks his own personal record as he lifts 160 kg in Clean and Jerk. Performs a back flip after achieving the milestone.
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam, as expected, increased his initial attempt in clean and jerk to 170 kg. Reminder - he was just a point short from gold after Snatch, behind England's Jack Oliver, whose initial attempt is still listed as 167 kg.
New Zealand weightlifter Cameron McTaggart goes for his first attempt in Clean and Jerk. His personal best is 158 kg. He lifts 156 kg easily and then in his next attempt, he will lift 160 kg. If he manages that, he will clear his personal best.
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam's first attempt in Clean and Jerk has been listed as 160 kg. Only England's Jack Oliver is ahead of him by a point and he has listed his first attempt as 167 kg. It is likely the Indian will increase his first attempt weight.
Mauritius Jack Anthony attempts 145 kg in Clean and Jerk - Not a good technique from him, but he manages to stand up and ensures he does not drop the weights. Successful attempt.
England's Jack Oliver lifts 145 kg to climb to the top - and now he will attempt 148 kg. It would be his personal best, and if he completes it successfully, he will get a lead of four points over India's Sathish Kumar Sivalingam - Takes a deep breath, picks up the weights, and knees just buckled! So close - he remains just a kilo over Sathish!
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam goes for his final attempt of 144 kg and he lifts it easily! He puts himself in a top medal position with the lift in Snatch. Now it is up to Jack Oliver to counter him and pick up the lead.
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam will attempt to lift 140 kg in his second attempt in Snatch - It is a four kilos jump for the Indian from his first lift. And he does it easily! Terrific stuff from Sathish Kumar Sivalingam.
NOW IT IS TIME FOR INDIA! Sathish Kumar Sivalingam is coming now to lift 136 kg in Snatch - He looks ready, he looks prepared, he looks confident! Lifts it up and a big breath and easily stands up! Terrific lift from Sathish - He is on top for now!
Sri Lanka's Chinthana Vidanage in a bid to be a medal prospect attempts to lift 135 kg in his final attempt, but his legs just gave away. He is 132 kg in Snatch after. He will remain in the third position.
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Sathish Kumar Sivalingam has opted to increase his first attempt weight by 6 kg - From 130 kg, he will now attempt to lift 136 kg. He will be the second last performer only behind England's Jack Oliver.
Malaysia's Mubin Rahim has come down for his first attempt in Snatch - he will attempt 130 kg in the attempt. He clearly has the medal in his mind.
Nauru's Ika Alikik has a different strategy in his mind. He failed to lift 126 kg, but he opted to increase his weights to 128 kg. Can he do it? HE DOES! Amazingly well balanced. Looks down in frustration, possibly wondering how the hell he missed it the second time, when it was 2 kilos lesser?
Sri Lanka's flagbearer in this year's opening ceremony Chinthana VIDANAGE has come down to attempt a lift of 128 kg in Snatch. It is his fifth CWG. And the experienced lifter completes it easily! Fantastic start from the Sri Lankan.
Canada's Nicolas Vachon attempts to lift 127 kg for the second time, he has become the second player to have a Snatch score of 127 kg. Sathish Kumar, who is the defending champion is likely to increase his weight from 130 kg now, seeing the stiff competition.
New Zealand's Cameron McTaggart will attempt to lift 127 kg in Snatch in his first attempt. Very clean lift, stands up firmly on his legs. Good start from him - smiles on his way back. He climbs to the top.
Easy lift for Kirabati's Taretiita Tabaroua in 125 kg Snatch - he climbs to the top for now. He is known for heavy lifts in Clean-and-Jerk and he is one competitor to watch out for. Potential medal winning athlete.
Barbados Romario Forde has just managed to qualify for clean and jerk as he lifted 117 kg in his final attempt. Easily stood up on his two feet and one must wonder, why he could not do that in the first two attempts.
Currently, the defending gold medal winner Sathish Kumar Sivalingam has opted to start with a 130 kg weightlift in Snatch - It would make him the second heaviest lifter, only after England's Jack Oliver who has opted to lift 138 kg.
Karl Mclean of Northern Ireland will kick off Men's 77 kg weightlifting on Day 3 of Gold Coast - he is just 18 years old, and very inexperienced campaigner. He tries to lift 114 kg in Snatch and he drops it. Pushes his hands backwards and drops it. Poor start. Goes for the second time - and his arms do not support his body, he drops it again. He needs to lift it the third time or else he will not be able to perform Clean-and-Jerk. He does not lift it the third time, and this is a shame. He is gone!
Sathish Kumar Sivalingam struck gold in the Men's 77 kg weightlifting in Commonwealth Games 2014 at Glasgow. Now, with Indian weightlifters in supreme form, he would be keen to get one at Gold Coast as well. Will he succeed in his mission to earn a podium finish?