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Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: Lovepreet Singh settles for silver, Anuradha Pavunraj bags bronze

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: Lovepreet Singh settles for silver, Anuradha Pavunraj bags bronze

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: India’s weightlifter Lovepreet Singh on Thursday won the silver medal in the men’s 109kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent. Lovepreet Singh lifted a total of 348kg (161+187) and stood 12th in the World Weightlifting Championships, which are being held concurrently in Tashkent until December 17. India, being […]

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: India’s weightlifter Lovepreet Singh on Thursday won the silver medal in the men’s 109kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2021 in Tashkent.

Lovepreet Singh lifted a total of 348kg (161+187) and stood 12th in the World Weightlifting Championships, which are being held concurrently in Tashkent until December 17. India, being a Commonwealth nation, is competing in both. Later in the day, Anuradha Pavunraj secured the bronze medal in women’s 87kg at the Commonwealth championships with a combined effort of 195kg (90+105).

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: Lovepreet Singh settles for silver, Anuradha Pavunraj bags bronze

“India’s #LovepreetSingh clinches in Men’s 109kg with a total lift of 348kg (161+187) while #AnuradhaPavunraj bags in Women’s 87kg with a total lift of 195kg (90+105) at the Senior Commonwealth Championships 2021 Congratulations to both,” SAI Media tweeted on Friday.

 

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: So far, India have won 14 medals at the Commonwealth championships, including three golds. However, Indian weightlifters, have won only one medal – a clean and jerk silver – at the World Championships.

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