File photo of Bindyarani Devi.© Twitter
India’s Bindyarani Devi won a dramatic silver medal in women’s 55kg weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games as India’s tally rose to four on Saturday. She looked set for bronze when she failed in her second clean and jerk attempt of 114kg. But she attempted 116kg with her final lift to finish second, and finished with just 1kg less than Nigeria’s gold medalist Adijat Olarinoy. The 23-year-old lifted a total of 202 kg. He lifted 86 kg in the snatch round and set a record by lifting 116 kg in the clean and jerk round at the Commonwealth Games.
Nigeria’s Adijat Adenike Olarinoy also broke the Games record in snatch and total effort with a total of 203 kg (92 kg (111 kg)) to win the gold medal.
Local favorite Friar Moro finished third with a total weight of 198 kg (86 kg 109 kg).
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Earlier, Mirabai Chanu gave India its first gold, while Sanket Sargar and Gururaja Pujari won silver and bronze medals respectively.
(with PTI inputs)
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