Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur wins bronze at Commonwealth Games 2022

Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur won a bronze medal for India in the Women’s 71 Kg weight category at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Monday. She lifted total of 212kg (93kg in Snatch + 119kg in C&J). This is India’s 9th medal in this edition of the games and 7th in weightlifting.

Harjinder was assured of a podium finish after Nigeria’s gold medal favourite Joy Eze was knocked out of the competition following three failed attempts in the clean and jerk category.

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“Congratulations to Harjinder Kaur on winning Bronze medal after unbelievable drama in the Weightlifting Women’s 71kg.

We are proud of #HarjinderKaur for her outstanding performance !” Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Law and Justice of India, tweeted.

Sunil Deodhar, BJP National Secretary, tweeted, “Congratulations Weightlifter #HarjinderKaur on winning bronze medal for 🇮🇳 in the Women’s 71 Kg weight category.”

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England’s Sarah Davies won the gold medal with a total of 229 kgs, while Canada’s Alexis Ashworth bagged the silver with 214. On her way to the gold medal, Davies also broke the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games record.

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Earlier this year, Harjinder Kaur won won gold in the 71 kg category at the Senior Nationals in Orissa with a total lift of 208kg (92kg in snatch and 116 in clean and jerk). She was then accepted into the national camp.

“Coming to the camp made me not worry about things like physio or supplements or coaching. To see Mirabai (Chanu) didi and later take a selfie with her remains my special moment. Hopefully I can take a selfie with Mirabai didi after winning the CWG medal,” Harjinder had said.