Sanket Sargar

Commonwealth Games: 'Shubh Sanket', Twitter congratulates Sanket Sargar for winning silver

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, “Exceptional effort by Sanket Sargar! His bagging the prestigious Silver is a great start for India at the Commonwealth Games. Congratulations to him and best wishes for all future endeavours.”

Commonwealth Games: Weightlifter Sanket Sargar opens India's account with men's 55kg silver

Sargar finished just behind Malaysia's Aniq Kasdan, who snatched the coveted gold medal from the Indian in his third and final Clean and Jerk attempt of 142kg to finish with a total score of 249.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga sets national record en route to Senior National Weightlifting Championships gold medal

Lalrinnunga, who became the first Indian to win a gold at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018, lifted 132kg after two failed attempts but he was at his best in clean and jerk to lift 167kg en route to a total of 299kg