India end Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships with 13 medals

Ahmedabad: Mehak Sharma and Lovepreet Singh added two more medals to India’s tally after clinching a silver and bronze, respectively, on the firnal day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025 on Saturday to finish with 13 medals.

At the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Mehak lifted a total of 253 kg (110 kg in the snatch and 143 kg in the clean and jerk) in the women’s 86 kg category. Mehak opened the snatch phase of the event with a lift of 103 kg before bettering it to 107 kg on her second attempt and raising it to 110 kg on the third.

In the clean and jerk, Mehak successfully began the proceedings at 130 kg and then raised it to 137 kg on her second attempt. She saved her best for the last and lifted 143 kg to finish with a total of 253 kg.

Meanwhile, Lovepreet ensured that India finished with a medal in the final event of the championships by claiming bronze in the 110 kg+. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanele Mao of Samoa took the gold with a staggering total of 401 kg (181 kg snatch + 220 kg clean and jerk), while two-time Olympian David Liti of New Zealand settled for silver after lifting 397 kg (177 kg snatch + 220 kg clean and jerk).

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025: Indian medal winners

Men: Ajith Narayana (71kg) - gold medal, Ajaya Babu Valluri (79kg) - gold medal, Muthupandi Raja (65kg) - silver medal

Dilbag Singh (94kg) - silver medal, Lovepreet Singh (110 kg+) - bronze medal Women: Mirabai Chanu (48 kg) - gold medal, Soumya Sunil Dalvi (48 kg) - silver medal, Sneha Soren (53 kg) - silver medal Bindyarani Devi (58 kg) - silver medal, Nirupama Devi (63 kg) - silver medal, Mehak Sharma (86+ kg) - silver medal, Harjinder Kaur (69 kg) - bronze medal, Vanshita Verma (86 kg) - bronze medal.  (ANI)

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