Powerlifter Sudhir received a gold medal for India at CWG 2022© Twitter
India’s Sudhir received a historic gold medal within the males’s heavyweight para powerlifting and likewise scripted a Commonwealth Video games file with is complete factors of 134.5. Sudhir lifted 208kg in his first try after which went into the lead together with his second carry of 212kg.
The 27-year-old Sudhir, an Asian Para Video games bronze medallist, has an impairment as a result of results of polio. He opened India’s para sports activities medal account within the ongoing CWG.
Ikechukwu Christian Obichukwu received the silver with 133.6 factors, whereas Micky Xmas bagged the bronze with 130.9 factors.
Sudhir had received a bronze in males’s upto 88kg with a finest carry of 214kg on the World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championship in South Korea in June.
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Sudhir, who had began powerlifting in 2013 in Sonipat, has additionally certified for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Video games, which was postponed to subsequent yr.
(With PTI inputs)
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