Weightlifter Pardeep Singh bagged the silver medal in men's 105 kg category at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018 on Monday. With this new medal in the kitty, Indian weightlifters continue their medal rush at CWG 2018. The 22-year old lifted a combined total of 352 kg. Pardeep’s feat now takes India’s medal count in weightlifting to nine alone. Overall third-placed India in the medal table has won a total of 15 medals including 8 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze.

In the snatch, Pardeep Singh lifted 152 kg and subsequently 200 kg in clean and jerk, thus, registering a new personal best, four kilos higher than his previous record of 196 kg. Pardeep's feat now takes India's medal count in weightlifting to nine. With this, Pardeep comfortably cemented his place in the second spot, with Samoa's Sanele Mao taking gold after a total lift of 360kg. Last year, Pardeep had claimed a surprise gold medal in his first senior competition in the 105kg category.

Other Indian weightlifters who have made a mark in the Commonwealth Games 2018 are P Gururaja, Mirabai Chanu, Sanjita Chani, Deepak Lather, RV Rahul, Sathish Sivalingam, Punam Yadav and Vikas Thakur. We are very proud of our Indian weightlifters who are scripting a new history Down Under.

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