India has won two medals on the second day of the Commonwealth Games. The first day was not a special start for India. On the first day, India could not win any medal, but on the second day, Sanket gave India its first medal in Weight Lifting. Sanket won the silver medal in the 55 kg weight category by lifting 248 kg. While the country has got another medal in weightlifting itself. Gururaja Pujari won the bronze medal in the 61 kg weight category by lifting 269 kg.
- Another day for India at the Commonwealth Games
- In weightlifting, Sanket won a silver medal in the 55 kg weight category, India’s first ever medal.
- In weightlifting itself, Gururaja won the bronze medal in the 61 kg weight category with a lift of 269 kg.
- In table tennis, the women’s team won the second match in a row
- In badminton, the mixed team also defeated Sri Lanka and reached the quarter-finals after Pakistan.
India’s account has been opened in the 22nd Commonwealth Games 2022 (Commonwealth Games 2022) being played in Birmingham, England. India has won two medals in weightlifting. 21-year-old weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar from Maharashtra has won silver medal in 55 kg weightlifting. Today star weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar has won India’s first medal. He achieved this feat in the final of the men’s 55 kg event. Sanket Sargar gave his full strength in 6 attempts of two rounds and won the silver medal by lifting a total weight of 228 kg. Sangli, a resident of Sangli, Maharashtra, has not only made it to the finals of the Commonwealth Games this time, but has won the praises of the people by performing brilliantly. He lifted a best 113 kg in the first round i.e. snatch. After this, he lifted 135 kg in the second round i.e. clean and jerk to win the medal.
While the second medal Gururaja Pujari has lifted 151 kg weight in the third attempt. With this, he has made India proud by winning a bronze medal. Gururaj lifted a total of 269 kg. He has lifted 118 kg in snatch and 151 kg in clean and jerk. This is India’s second medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Earlier today, Sanket bagged the country’s first medal in weightlifting. He won the silver medal. Gururaja also won a silver medal for the country at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. He was the first player to win a medal for the country in 2018. However, this time he had to settle for a bronze medal.