CWG 2022: India’s Lovepreet Singh has bagged a bronze medal in the men’s 109 KG weightlifting event. Lovepreet completed all six lifts and managed a total of 355 kg. Nyabeyeu of Cameroon won the gold with a total lift of 361 kg while Jack Opeloge of Samoa won silver with a total lift of 358 kg.
This is the 9th medal from the weight lifters in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
On the final day of the weightlifting event at Birmingham Games 2022, Lovepreet lifted a best of 163 in the snatch to go with 192kg in Clean & Jerk to finish on the podium.
24-year-old Punjab weightlifter Lovepreet Singh en route to a CWG medal set a new National record of 192 kg in clean and jerk.
Weightlifting: #LovepreetSingh wins Bronze in Men’s 109 Kg category with a Total lift of 355 Kg at #CWG2022
Snatch- 163Kg NR
Clean & Jerk- 192Kg NR
Total – 355kg (NR)#CommonwealthGames #TeamIndia #Cheer4India(Pic: @Media_SAI) pic.twitter.com/Plcb8KpCqJ
— DD India (@DDIndialive) August 3, 2022
Lovepreet has a bronze medal to his name at the Asian Junior Championships and a silver medal in the men’s 109kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, Tashkent, 2021.
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