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Raja Muthupandi wins silver in weightlifting at Commonwealth Games, India’s third medal in the sport today.
Raja Muthupandi has won silver at the Commonwealth Games (Picture credit: X)
Star weightlifter Raja Muthupandi continued India’s glorious day in Glasgow, as he became the third Indian to bag a medal in the sport on the day, following in the footsteps of Rishikanta Singh and Mirabai Chanu. Muthupandi bagged a silver in the men’s 65kg event.
This was Muthupandi’s debut at the coveted Commonwealth Games.
Muthupandi lifted 126kg in snatch and 160kg in the clean and jerk to finish with a total of 286kg.
Malaysia’s Muhamad Aznil Bin Bidin clinched the gold medal with a CWG record total of 299kg, while Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru bagged bronze with a combined lift of 282kg.
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