Gururaja Poojary

Commonwealth Games 2018: Mirabai Chanu clinches India's first gold with record-breaking performance

In a remarkable performance, Mirabai smashed the Commonwealth and the Games record in snatch as well as in clean and jerk.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Silver medallist Gururaja Poojary says family spurred him to glory at Gold Coast

Gururaja could hardly stop smiling as he soaked in the attention that came with being the ceremonial account-opener at the quadrennial event.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary lifts 249 kgs to clinch silver in men's 56kg event

Gururaja equalled his personal best of 249kg (111+138) to finish second in a field where Malaysia's Muhammad Izhar Ahmed (117+144) broke the Games record for snatch and overall lift.