Lovepreet Singh bags bronze medal in 109 kg category weightlifting in Commonwealth Games 2022

Birmingham, August 3: India continued their impressive outing in the weightlifting competition in the Commonwealth Games 2022 as Lovepreet Singh joined a slew of medal winners, with a bronze in the 109 kg category.

Lovepreet lifted a combined 355 kg, as impressive as that number might be but it fell behind the 362 kg lifted by Cameron and 358 kg lifted by the Samoan lifters.

It was in continuation of the fine show weightlifters are putting up in the Commonwealth Games 2022 as almost all of them have returned with a medal of one or another colour.

Earlier, Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur, who clinched the silver medal with a combined lift of 346 kg in the Men's 96 kg final at the Commonwealth Games 2022, said that he was expecting bronze as the competition was tough.

“Elated! Expected bronze as the competition was tough but I gave my best and won silver. Happy with my performance. Had goosebumps (while collecting the medal). My mother was in tears, it's her birthday today, I dedicate the medal to her,” Thakur told ANI.

Talking about his event, in his first attempt at the Snatch category, he lifted 149 kg swiftly. In the second attempt, he lifted a massive lift of 153 kg without breaking a sweat.

In the third and final attempt of the Snatch, he improved his last attempt by lifting a massive 155 kg.

The lift put him level on the third position with Taniela Tuisuva Rainibogi from Fiji. Samoan weightlifter Don Opeloge lifted 171kg in the snatch round, a Commonwealth Games record in the category.

In the Clean and Jerk, Vikas lifted a massive weight of 187 kg. In the second attempt, he lifted 191 kg successfully. In the final and third attempt of the category, he failed to lift 198 kg.

India have couple of other events left in the weightlifting competition and would be hoping to add another medal to the kitty.