For whom did Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam win the silver medal? India In the women’s 55kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Indian lifters did very well on the second day as Bindyarani was the fourth player to win a medal for India in the sport. The 23-year-old finished third in the round by lifting 86kg in the snatch event. While he made a Commonwealth Games record by lifting 116 kg in the clean and jerk round. It was also his personal best.
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In the first attempt, she lifted 81kg in the snatch round and then followed it up with 84kg and then lifted 86kg in the third round. While lifting a record-breaking 116kg in the clean and jerk in the last attempt helped her to a total of 202kg.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Adijat Adenike Olarinoy won the gold medal in her second attempt with a snatch of 92kg, setting a Commonwealth Games record. He lifted 111 kg in the clean and jerk round. His total was 203kg as he beat the Indian lifter by just 1kg.
While England’s Freire Morrow settled for the bronze medal as she lifted 4kg less than Bindyarani’s total. The 23-year-old performed brilliantly in the snatch round, where she lifted 89kg in her second attempt. She managed to lift 109 kg in the clean and jerk round.
In 2021, Bindyarani won gold in clean and jerk in 2021 World Weightlifting Championships but bronze in 2022 Commonwealth Games is going to make her a household name in the country.
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Earlier in the day Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal for India in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. She dominated with a total of 201kg which was her personal best and at the same time Commonwealth Games record.
In men’s weightlifting, Sanket Sargar won the silver medal in the 55kg category lifting a total of 248kg (113 snatches, 135 clean and jerk). While Gururaja Pujari won the bronze medal by lifting a total of 269 kg. Gururaja lifted 151kg in his third clean and jerk attempt, which helped him take glory in Birmingham. Whereas in the snatch round, he lifted 118 kg in his second attempt.
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