Indian weightlifter Ajay Singh (center) on the podium of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships after winning the gold medal in the men’s 81kg category.
Highlight
- Singh lifted a total of 322 kg and also set a national record in the snatch (147 kg) on Sunday night.
- Singh became the third Indian weightlifter to directly qualify for next year’s Commonwealth Games
- Earlier, Achinta Shuli (73kg) has also qualified for Commonwealth Games by winning gold.
Ajay Singh won India’s third gold medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships here by winning the men’s 81kg category. Singh lifted a total of 322kg and also set a national record in the snatch (147kg) on Sunday night.
Poppy Hazarika also won silver in women’s 59kg by lifting a total of 189kg (84+105).
Singh became the third Indian weightlifter to directly qualify for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Jeremy Lalrinnunga (67kg) and Achinta Shuli (73kg) have already qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games by winning gold medals in their respective competitions.
Gold winners in the all-white categories from this championship qualify directly for the 2022 Birmingham CWG, while the rest can make it to the Games via rankings.
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