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Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Record-breaking Mirabai Chanu claims India's first gold

World champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and the Games record in a , pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts (80kg, 84kg and 86kg)

 

GOLD COAST: World champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu (48kg) went on a record-smashing spree, claiming three of them in a power-packed performance, to secure India's first gold medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.

In a remarkable performance, Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and the Games record in a , pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts (80kg, 84kg and 86kg).

She then lifted more than double her body weight (103kg, 107kg and 110kg) in three successful attempts to claim the clean and jerk as well as the overall Games record.

 

The showing helped her better the silver she had won in the 2014 Glasgow CWG.

The Indian ended with a score of 196kg (86kg+110kg), earning a massive applause from the fans at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.

The 23-year-old's previous best was a total lift of 194kg ( 85kg and 109kg in clean and jerk) achieved in the World Championships a few months ago.

Her nearest but still a very distant rival, Amanda Braddock of Canada failed to complete a single lift in the clean and jerk after managing a best of 76kg in the .

Earlier, P Gururaja claimed a silver medal in the men's 56kg event to open India's medal account in the quadrennial extravaganza. 

Gururaja bagged the first medal for India at the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games with silver in the men`s 56-kilogram category here on Thursday.

Gururaja had a best attempt of 111 kg in the and 138 kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 249 kg.

Izhar Ahmed of Malaysia won gold with a new Commonwealth Games record of 261 kg. 

Izhar, who had emerged champion at the Commonwealth Championships last year, bettered the previous Games record by one kilogram.

He also set a new Games record in the with a successful lift of 117 kg in his second attempt. He bettered the previous record of 116 kg set by his compatriot Ibrahim at the New Delhi Games in 2010.

He cleared 144 kg in the clean and jerk which his personal best.

Chaturanga Lakmal of Sri Lanka claimed bronze with a total of 248 kg. He managed 114 kg in the and 134 kg in clean and jerk.

Manueli Tulo of Fiji showed a lo of heart and loads of fighting spirit to take the fourth position with a total of 239 kilograms.

The Fijian kept the top three lifters on their toes for much of the event and was in contention for the bronze before falling considerably off the pace with two failed attempts in the clean and jerk.

Gururaja started on a promising note, taking the lead with his very first attempt in the with a successful attempt of 107 kilograms.

Tulo produced a lift of 108 kg in his second attempt. But his attempt was ruled out by the jury due to a technical fault.

Lakmal claimed the top spot immediately after with a successful lift of 110 kg in his first attempt.

Gururaja then failed in his second attempt of 111 kg. But he managed to lift that weight in his third and final attempt to take the lead for the time being.

Izhar however, blew away the competition, starting his campaign with a successful lift of 114 kilograms.

He then broke the existing Games record by clearing 117 kg in his second attempt. 

But his attempt to better the Games record further came to nought when he failed to clear 119 kg in his third and final attempt.

Lakmal set the early pace in the clean and jerk stage with an attempt of 131 kg in the first attempt. 

He failed at 134 kg in his second attempt before clearing the same weight in his third.

Tulo however, overtook the lead with 135 kg in his first attempt, much to the delight of the sizeable crowd present at the arena.

His chances of finishing on the podium took a beating, however, as he failed to lift 140 kg in his second attempt.

Desperate to make up on lost ground, he decided on a brave but ultimately futile attempt to match the existing Games record of 145 kg, which saw him crash out of contention for the medal.

Izhar was, however, in a different league altogether. He cleared 134 kg in his first attempt before sealing the gold with 138 kg in his second. 

He then celerated with a personal best of 144 kg in his third attempt.

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07:42 IST: India's Gururaja wins silver in men's 56 kg weightlifting. INDIA have their first CWG medal!

The day started on a brilliant note for India as weightlifter  P Gururaja won India’s first medal as he clinched silver medal imn 56 kg weightlifting. Malaysia’s Muhammad Azroy Hazalwafie Izhar Ahmad got gold with a Games record total of 261kg.

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CWG 2018, Day 2 Highlights: Weightlifters Deepak Lather, Sanjita Chanu win medals

CWG 2018, Day 2 Updates: India won two more medals on day two of Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast on Friday.

CWG 2018, Day 2: Deepak Lather (R) won bronze for India in weightlifting.

India increased its medal tally to four medals on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, thanks to Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather. Chanu won the second gold medal for the country after she clinched the top position in the women’s 53kg final, lifting a combined total of 192 kgs. To add to the cheer, Lather became India’s youngest weightlifter to win a Commonwealth Games medal after he won the bronze medal in men’s 69kg weight category. Competing in his maiden Commonwealth Games, Deepak lifted a total of 136kg in and 159kg, a new personal best, in clean and jerk.

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Commonwealth Games 2018: India's medal winners on Day 2 in Gold Coast

The only disappointment for India in weightlifting proved to be Saraswati Rout, who despite being pitted as a medal contender in the women's 58 kg, failed miserably in all her attempts.

New Delhi: Once again, it was the sport of weightlifting that gave India two medals on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast. Indian women's lifter Sanjita Chanu, from Mizoram, followed on the footsteps of Mirabai Chanu and won gold in the 53kg category. The second medal, a bronze though, was pocketed by male lifter Deepak Lather in the 69kg category. Interestingly, it was Lather's birthday on Friday and he couldn't have had any better gift than that bronze medal. 

Though, it was Sanjita who added a gold to India's medal tally on Friday by dominating the Carrara Arena. She created a Commonwealth Games record by lifting 84 kg in . By doing that, she also broke Swarti Singh's Games record of 83 kg created in the last edition of the Games. When she reached the clean and jerk stage of the competition, Sanjita was as smooth as she was during . 

Very much like Mirabai, she began by opting to lift 104 in her first attempt, a weight none of the other opponents had opted for. She bettered the next attempt by lifting 108kg and failed in third while trying 112kg. 

 

Papua New Guinea lifter Loa Dika Toua, who clinched the silver, accumulated a total of 182, 10kg less than Sanjita in the final total. Canada's Rachel LeBlanc-Bazinet took the bronze at 181 kg. 

In the men's 69 kg, Deepak Lather missed the silver by a whisker. Having lifted 155, 159 in his first two attempts of clean & jerk, he failed in the final attempt of 162 kg. Had he completed that lift, he could have totalled 298 kg, and which could have forced the Sri Lankan lifter to take the bronze. But that was not to be and India collected their first bronze through Lather.

The only disappointment for India in weightlifting proved to be Saraswati Rout, who despite being pitted as a medal contender in the women's 58 kg, failed miserably in all her attempts. Because of that, she did not feature in the next leg of the competition -- clean and jerk.   

If these were the two medal winners, India otherwise experienced a mixed day in Gold Coast. First, let us discuss the good results. In hockey, India women's team made a U-turn and beat Malaysia 4-1. After the blip against Wales, where India conceded three late goals and rued a 2-0 lead, Friday saw them maintaining their tempo. 

Talking of racquet sports, India carried their winning momentum from yesterday and thrashed the Scots 5-0 in the team event in badminton. Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and N Sikki Reddy, men's doubles pair of Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Chopra and Sikki Reddy did not lose a game and brushed aside the Scottish challenge. 

From the squash court, India's best medal hope Dipika Pallikal Karthik lost her Round of 16 match against England's Alison Waters. Pallikal Lost in straight games. On the other hand, Joshna Chinappa won her Round of 16 tie against Australian Tamika Saxby. 

There was some disappointment as well as India's male squash player Vikram Malhotra lost to English opponent Nick Matthew 3-1. Vikram lost the first game, pulled the next one back but conceded the following two to bow out of the Games. 

Boxing is another sport in which India remains highly confident of picking up quite some medals. And as far as India's campaign was concerned, it was on track. Indian pugilist Naman Tanwar cruised to the quarterfinals of the 91kg category defeating Tanzania's Haruna Mhandu.  

Tanwar boxed with confidence and faced no competition from his opponent. He dropped down his guard and landed telling blows to win the bout with a  unanimous decision. Later, in the 46-49kg category, India's Amit Kumar too crafted her way to the quarters. Like Tanwar, he too beat the Ghanian opponent and won by a unanimous decision.   

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COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2018 MEDAL TABLE
Rank	Country	Gold Medal	Silver Medal	Bronze Medal	Total
1	England	7	3	3	13
2	Australia	6	6	8	20
3	Scotland	2	2	3	7
4	India	2	1	1	4
5	South Africa	2	0	1	3
6	Malaysia	2	0	0	2
7	Canada	1	3	4	8
8	New Zealand	1	2	0	3
9	Wales	1	1	0	2
10	Bermuda	1	0	0	1
11	Papua New Guinea	0	2	0	2
12	Sri Lanka	0	1	2	3
13	Jamaica	0	1	0	1
	Mauritius	0	1	0	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	0	1
16	Pakistan	0	0	1	1

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Commonwealth Games 2018: Sathish Sivalingam fights through pain to win 77 kg weightlifting gold

GOLD COAST: Defending champion Sathish Sivalingam (77kg) claimed India's third gold medal in the Commonwealth Games today, coming out tops comfortably despite having given up podium hopes after his injured thighs made even routine things like sitting painful.

The 25-year-old Indian lifted a total 317kg (144kg+173kg) and was so ahead of the competition that he forfeited his final clean and jerk lift.

"I had no hopes of winning a medal after I injured my thighs during the National Championships while attempting 194kg in clean and jerk.

It's a quadriceps problem, even now I am competing at less than ideal fitness but I am glad that was enough to get me a gold," Sathish said after his medal ceremony during which he was accorded a warm applause by the packed arena.

 

"I was in so much pain that even sitting was very painful for me. Everyone took care of me, gave me hope but I was not very confident. I had not trained that hard and my body was not at its best, and so how could I hope for a medal," added the Tamil Nadu lifter.

It was a fascinating contest of one-upmanship between Sathish and eventual silver-medallist Jack Oliver of England in the competition.

The two kept upping the weights before their attempts but Oliver kept his nose ahead at the end of as he lifted 145kg in his second attempt. It was a kilogram more than Satish's final attempt.

However, Satish had the last laugh quite comfortably in clean and jerk after Oliver failed two attempts of 171kg and settled for a total of 312kg (145kg+167kg). The bronze medal went to Australian showman Francois Etoundi, who lifted 305kg (136kg+169kg) and collapsed clutching his injured shoulder after his final lift.

"I got lucky there, had he (Oliver) not dropped those weights, I would have had to go higher and I am not sure how my body would have taken that. I am quite relieved actually," the Indian said.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sathish won the gold medal with 149kg and 179kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328kg. His lift of 149kg in continues to be the Games record.

"I didn't want to touch that level because I still need to undergo rehabilitation. The fact that the access to our physio was limited made it all the more difficult. I just hope that we get a physio with us at the Asian Games," said Sathish, once again highlighting the problems the weightlifters are facing due to the lack of accessibility of the physio in the competition area.

Sathish is also the reigning Commonwealth Championships gold-medallist.

"I hope to do even better in the Asian Games because there is a gap now. Earlier Asian Games used to come within 20-25 days of CWG, which didn't give us enough time to prepare. But this time I have got time to prepare and be fully fit now," he said.