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Weightlifter's Silver Sparks Indian Medal Rush
1 Aug
Summary
- Lovepreet Singh set a new Games record for a silver medal.
- Seema Kaliramna secured a bronze medal in the discus throw.
- India's weightlifting team concluded its campaign with eight medals.
Lovepreet Singh delivered a career-best performance, setting a Commonwealth Games record in snatch with 176kg to secure a silver medal in weightlifting. His total of 388kg narrowly missed gold by one kilogram. This performance capped a successful weightlifting campaign for India, which concluded with a total of eight medals: one gold, six silver, and one bronze.
In athletics, Seema Kaliramna earned a bronze medal in the women's discus throw with a best effort of 58.65m. Meanwhile, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, along with compatriots Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh, qualified for the men's javelin throw final. Tejaswin Shankar is also in medal contention, holding second place in the decathlon after the opening day.
