India at CWG 2026: Know Your Athlete – Dilbag Singh (Weightlifting)
Event: Men's 94kg
Personal Best: 342kg (153kg snatch + 189kg clean & jerk)
CWG Record: The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark Dilbag Singh 's debut at the event.
Major Achievements:
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025: Silver Medal (342kg)
National Games: Gold Medal, men's 96kg category
Asian Weightlifting Championships 2025 : 9th place (339kg)
World Weightlifting Championships 2025: 17th place (334kg)
A lifter from Punjab, Dilbag Singh has steadily built his reputation on the national and international stage, going from a National Games gold medallist to one of India's most reliable performers in the men's heavyweight categories. He first made his mark at the junior level, winning gold in the boys' 96kg category with a total lift of 295kg, before graduating to the senior ranks where he went on to set new marks at the National Senior Championships. That rise through the junior and senior domestic circuit laid the foundation for his breakthrough on the international stage.
Personal Best: 342kg (153kg snatch + 189kg clean & jerk)
CWG Record: The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark Dilbag Singh 's debut at the event.
Major Achievements:
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025: Silver Medal (342kg)
National Games: Gold Medal, men's 96kg category
Asian Weightlifting Championships 2025 : 9th place (339kg)
World Weightlifting Championships 2025: 17th place (334kg)
A lifter from Punjab, Dilbag Singh has steadily built his reputation on the national and international stage, going from a National Games gold medallist to one of India's most reliable performers in the men's heavyweight categories. He first made his mark at the junior level, winning gold in the boys' 96kg category with a total lift of 295kg, before graduating to the senior ranks where he went on to set new marks at the National Senior Championships. That rise through the junior and senior domestic circuit laid the foundation for his breakthrough on the international stage.
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