Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary bags bronze in 61 kg category, second medal in India's CWG tally
Public Lokpal
July 30, 2022
Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary bags bronze in 61 kg category, second medal in India's CWG tally
Birmingham : Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary clinched a bronze medal in the men's 61kg category at the Commonwealth Games, adding to India's tally here on Saturday.
Gururaja, a silver medallist at the 2018 CWG at Gold Coast, lifted a total of 269kg (118kg+151kg) to finish in third place.
Malaysia's Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamad grabbed the gold medal with a Games record lift of 285kg (127+158).
Morea Baru of Papua New Guinea bagged the silver with a total lift of 273kg (121+152).
It was India's second medal at the ongoing edition of the Games after Sanket Sargar won a silver in the men's 55kg category.
Weightlifter Sanket Sargar, who opened the country’s medal tally at the Commonwealth Games by claiming a silver medal in the men’s 55kg category, dedicated his victory to the Indian Armed Forces. However, Sanket was not happy with his performance as he said that he could have lifted better.
