Weightlifter Satish Kumar Shivalingam Won Third Gold Medal forIndia: In India, there is enthusiasm in the whole
country on the Commonwealth Games 2018. India is getting a spectacular display
in the 21st Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast of Australia. Another gold
medal has arrived in India's bag. India's weightlifter Satish Kumar Shivalingam
put another gold medal in the Indian side on Saturday on the third day of the
21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Indian weightlifter Satish Kumar
Shivalingam has won gold medal in 53kg category.
Let us tell that on the first
day, India's Mirabai Chanu had given the first gold to the country and the
second was won by Sanjita Chanu, the star weightlifter of India. In the men's
category, Gururaja of India won the Silver Medal. Weightlifter Gururaja Pujari
raised 249 kg in a 56 kg category. This is India's third gold in these games
and the five medals is the total. All these medals have come in weightlifting.
Deepak Lather won the bronze medal in the 69 kg category. So far, India has
already made five medals with three gold medals.
Satish took the best load of 144
in the snatch, while picking the best load of 173 in clean and jerk. Overall,
his score was 317. They did not need a third attempt in clean and jerk. The
tournament’s silver medal was won by England's Jack Oliver, who scored a total
of 312. Australian Francois Eatoundi took the bronze medal with a total score
of 305.
Satish picked up the weight of
136 kilograms in the first attempt of snatch. He did better in the second
attempt and raised 140 kilograms load. In the third attempt he did better and
raised the weight of 144 kilograms.
Although England's Oliver
snatched the best of 145 kilograms in the snatch, he missed the mark of 148 in
his last attempt. In the clean and jerk, Satish completely showed his power. He
raised 169 kilograms in the first attempt. Jack could only make one successful
attempt. Indian player raised 173 kg in second attempt.
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