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Weightlifter Sanket Sargar smashes Commonwealth, National records to clinch gold in Singapore, qualifies for Birmingham 2022

Singapore, February 25 (ANI): India's Sanket Sargar smashed the Commonwealth and the National record to secure a gold medal in the men's 55 kg category in the Singapore Weightlifting International here on Friday.

ANI Feb 25, 2022 20:56 IST googleads

Sanket Sargar (Photo: Twitter/SAI Media)

Singapore, February 25 (ANI): India's Sanket Sargar smashed the Commonwealth and the National record to secure a gold medal in the men's 55 kg category in the Singapore Weightlifting International here on Friday.
With his gold medal performance in Singapore, Sanket also qualified for the Commonwealth Games 2022. While another Indian Ch. Rishikanta Singh won silver to also book his ticket for Birmingham 2022.
Sanket Sargar lifted 256kg (Snatch - 113kg; C&J - 143kg) as he broke the Commonwealth and National record. For silver, Ch. Rishikanta Singh lifted 246kg (Snatch -110kg; C&J -136kg).
"#TOPScheme (Development) Athlete Sanket Sargar smashed the Commonwealth Record and the #NationalRecords with his GOLD medal performance," SAI Media tweeted.
In the women's 59kg category, S. Bindyarani Devi won the gold medal with a total lift of 196kg (S-85kg; C&J-111kg). She also qualified for the CWG.
Earlier in the day, Mirabai Chanu secured a gold medal in the 55 kg category by lifting a total of 191 kg in the Singapore Weightlifting International.
Chanu, who was competing in the 55 kg category for the very first time, lifted 191 kg (86kg+105kg) to stand on top of the podium in an uncompetitive field. (ANI)

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