2022 Commonwealth Games Live, Day 2:Commonwealth Games 2022 Live Updates, Day 2 Schedule of India: Partially fulfilling the promise he made to himself four years back, young weightlifter Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in men’s 55kg category, putting India on the medal tally at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. He targetted a gold medal but injured his right elbow while attempting to lift 139kg in clean and jerk to eventually settle for a second place.
The 21-year-old managed a total of 248kg (113kg+135kg) to finish just one kilogram behind Malaysia’s Mohamad Aniq, who smashed the Games record in clean and jerk as he lifted 249kg (107kg+142kg) to win the gold. Meanwhile, weightlifter Gururaja Poojary clinched a bronze medal in the men’s 61kg category at the Commonwealth Games, adding to India’s tally. Gururaja, a sliver medallist at the 2018 CWG at Gold Coast, lifted a total of 269kg (118kg+151kg) to finish in the third place.
Later in the day, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will defend her title in the women’s 49kg category weightlifting. The 27-year old is expected to grab a gold for India at the event.
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Malaysia's Karen Lyne/Alice Chang beat Reeth Tennison/Sreeja Akula 11-7, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6.
Mirabai Chanu is going for 90kg but no, she could not make it!!! Well, there's always other days.
Chanu sets her new personal best, a CWG record, with a successful lift of 88kg in the second snatch attempt
Mirabai Chanu lifts 84kg (snatch) in her 1st attempt at the women's 49kg event.
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The stench and soiled reputation of Sanket Sargar’s locality in Sangli – Shinde maala, has weighed upon his mind, all 22 years of his life. Notorious for murders, illicit matkaa businesses and ‘maaraamaari’ (fights) that made the locality a no-go zone for anyone in the district, Sanket grew up knowing his neighbourhood just couldn’t shake off the bad reputation. (READ MORE)
India's Nitendra Singh Rawat finished 12th in the men's marathon race in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. The 35-year-old Rawat clocked 2 hour 19 minutes and 22 seconds in the race won by Uganda's Victor Kiplangat (2:10:55).
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A see-saw of a fight between the India's Gururaja Poojary and Canada’s Youri Simard! Gururaja smarts the Canadian by 1kg more as he lifts 151kg in his third attempt in Clean & Jerk, finishing with a total of 269kgs in the Men's 61kg final. A BRONZE MEDAL FOR GURURAJA!
Poojary follows his 144Kg successful first attempt with a 148Kg lift in his second. Finishes with a 151Kg lift!
Stays in the race for bringing another weightlifting medal for India on the day.
India's Gururaja Poojary lifts 144Kg in his first Clean & Jerk attempt in the Men's 61Kg final.
India's Mayuri Lute and Triyasha Paul finish 20th and 23rd respectively in the Cycling Women’s Sprint Qualifier. Fail to finish in the top 16, who qualify for the 1/8 Finals.
India's Gururaja Poojary finished the snatch round of the Men's 61Kg final with a best of 118Kg. Clean & Jerk round underway.
India's Mohammed Hussamuddin wins 5-0 on points against South Africa's Azomele Dyeyi. The 28-year old progresses to the Round of 16 on Unanimous Decision.
A 5-0 win vs Pakistan yesterday. A 5-0 win against Sri Lanka today. India have flexed their muscles well in the mixed team group games. Here's a look on how they bested Sri Lanka today.
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Sanket Mahadev Sargar's silver medal will be displayed at family-run tea stall says father Mahadev, just like his sister Kajol's Khelo India medal was.
Click here to read his story by Nitin Sharma.
"In the 75th year of independence, I dedicate this medal to the freedom fighters who gave us freedom," says India's Sanket Sargar after winning his silver in Men's 55Kg Weightlifting final.