India has the third-best record in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games after Australia and England since the sport made its debut in 1950 Auckland. Sathish won gold at Glasgow 2014 by lifting a total weight of 328 kg (149 kg in snatch and 179 kg in clean and jerk) which became the new Commonwealth Games record. Ever since women’s weightlifting was introduced at the 2002 Manchester Games, Indian athletes have regularly won medals at the event. In the previous edition of the Games, India finished with the most number of medals: 14. In the women’s section, Sanjita, Mirabai, Punam Yadav and Vandna Gupta will also take part in their consecutive Commonwealth Games.

Source: Hindustan Times April 02, 2018 03:00 UTC