Lagatar24 Desk
Birmingham, Aug 1: Indian weightlifter Achinta Sheuli added a third gold medal to nation’s impressive performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games by triumphing in the men’s 73kg final.
Achinta set Games records by lifting the most weight in the snatch event 143 kilograms and the clean and jerk series 170 kilogrammes. This amazing and record-breaking performance earned India its sixth medal at the CWG 2022. Achinta was expected to dominate the competition, and he did just that, becoming the third gold medalist from India at the CWG 2022 after Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Mirabai Chanu.
Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli wins the third weightlifting gold for India in the men's 73kg category at the #CommonwealthGames2022 pic.twitter.com/h6h1ZMZ5Zm
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Achinta lifted 137 kg on his first snatch attempt, 140 kg in his second, and 143 kg in his third, giving him a 5 kg edge over everyone else. He appeared to be under no pressure at all. Achinta was able to position himself at the top and then prepared for the Clean & Jerk series, the part of the competition that he is the master of.
Achinta won the gold medal in the Clean & Jerk event after lifting 166 kg on his first attempt. However, he missed lifting 170 kg on his second effort, which allowed Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat to win the event again.
