CWG 2026: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur bags silver medal for India

CWG 2026: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur bags silver medal for India

Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur bagged a medal for India at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Glasgow.

With a 227kg total lift, Harjinder claimed silver in the women's weightlifting 69kg event.

Canada's Charlotte Simoneau confirmed her gold with a new Games Record of 240kg.

Australia's Nya Phebe Hayman (218kg) took home the bronze medal.

Summary of Harjinder's performance

Harjinder started the snatch with a clean lift of 96kg.

She followed it up with a 99kg attempt. Harjinder then finished the snatch with a third lift of 101kg.

Harjinder managed a lift of 120kg in her first attempt in clean and jerk.

Another clean lift of 123kg and then 126kg, took her total to 227kg.