India now has four medals after Bindyarani Devi’s remarkable victory in the women’s 55 kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2022. When she failed in her second 114-kg clean and jerk attempt, she appeared to be on track for a bronze. She did, however, attempt 116 kg with her final lift and managed to land in second place, finishing with just 1 kg less than Nigeria’s Adijat Olarinoye, who won the gold medal.
Sanket Sargar and Gururaja Poojary had won silver and bronze earlier, while Mirabai Chanu had given India its first gold.
That’s medal No 4 in weightlifting 🏋🏻♀️ for Team 🇮🇳! Bindiyarani Devi wins the 🥈 in the 55 KG category lifting a total of 202 KG! Great day for #teamindia at @birminghamcg22 #EkIndiaTeamIndia #B2022 pic.twitter.com/2hCKVxwJ41
— Team India (@WeAreTeamIndia) July 31, 2022