Commonwealth Games 2018: Vikas Thakur wins bronze in men's 94kg weightlifting
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2018, 12:17 PM ISTVikas Thakur, the 24-year-old weightlifter from Punjab, lifted a total weight of 351 kg to win the bronze medal.
Vikas Thakur, the 24-year-old weightlifter from Punjab, lifted a total weight of 351 kg to win the bronze medal.
It was sweet revenge for India, who had lost 2-3 to Singapore in the bronze medal playoff at the 2014 Glasgow CWG.
Ravi Kumar shot a total of 224.1 to finish behind Abdullah Hel Baki from Bangladesh, who won the silver with a total score of 244.7, and Australia's Bane Sampson, who clinched the gold medal with a Commonwealth Games record score of 245.0.
The 35-year-old Olympic bronze-medallist quite literally sailed past Scotland's Megan Gordon to make the last-four stage with a 5-0 win.
Manu Bhaker, with a total of 240.9 points, won the gold medal while Heena Sidhu settled for silver with 234.0 points. Australian shooter Elena Galiabovitch won the bronze medal with 214.9 points.
With Yadav's medal today, India's tally has reached - five golds, a silver and a bronze.
India now have four gold, a silver and a bronze in the event, leaving them fourth on the overall tally.
Indian boxers' rampaging run continued unabated as the veteran duo of L Sarita Devi (60kg) and Manoj Kumar (59kg) advanced to the quarterfinals along with Commonwealth Games debutant Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) in Gold Coast on Saturday.
Weightlifters continue to bring glory for India in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 with Venkat Rahul Ragala on Saturday winning the Gold in Men's 85kg category with a total lift of 338 Kg.
India hockey coach Sjoerd Marijne said he found it hard to recognise the team he has been coaching while watching it squander the lead and settle for a frustrating 2-2 draw against a lackadaisical Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday.
India conceded a late goal against Pakistan in the dying seconds of the game to settle for a draw.
Both the men's and women's table tennis teams crushed Malysia 3-0 in their respective quarterfinal matches.
India take on Singapore in the semifinals on Sunday. Singapore had beaten hosts Australia 3-0 in another quarterfinal match.
Weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam said he had given up all hopes of winning a medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018 after he injured his thighs in the national championships.
The weightlifter had won gold medal with 149 kg snatch and 179 kg clean and jerk lifts at Commonwealth Games in 2014.
There was no stopping the Indian weightlifting juggernaut with Sanjita Chanu and Deepak Lather adding a gold and bronze to the team's tally, while the shuttlers and boxers continued to be unbeaten on the second day of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
'Lucky' Pranati Nayak made the cut in vault event of the women's artistic gymnastics in the Commonwealth Games on Friday, while, Pranati Das also qualified for final of all-round events.
World No. 14 Chinappa dominated proceedings from the beginning cruising past Australia's Tamika Saxby, who never looked in contention, for an 11-3, 11-6, 11-2 win.
Tanwar defeated Tanzania's Haruna Mhando in a lopsided unanimous verdict to make the last-eight stage in the afternoon session.
India topped Group A as the likes of Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth led the country's dominance at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.
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