India's Sudhir claimed the gold medal in men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games. The 27-year-old Sudhir, who has an impairment due to the effects of polio, opened India's para sports medal account. Murali Sreeshankar clinched a silver in men's long jump to give India its second medal in athletics. Boxers Amit Panghal, Sagar Ahlawat, Jasmine Lamboriya and Rohit Tokas assured 4 more medals for India while the men's hockey team also advanced to the semis on Day 7 of the Games. Sudhir, an Asian Para Games bronze medallist, lifted 208kg in his first attempt before increasing it to 212kg in his second effort to gather 134.5 points and break the Games record. Sudhir had won a bronze in men's upto 88kg with a best lift of 214kg at the World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championship in South Korea in June.
Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga AchievementsHISTORIC GOLD FOR INDIA ???
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) August 4, 2022
Asian Para-Games Bronze medalist, #Sudhir wins ??'s 1st ever GOLD? medal in Para-Powerlifting at #CommonwealthGames with a Games Record to his name ??
Sudhir wins his maiden ? in Men's Heavyweight with 134.5 points (GR) at CWG#Cheer4India
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- International debut
- Sport specific information
- Bronze medal winner in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
- Competed in 69kg Lightweight and 77kg Middleweight category in two Commonwealth Games.
Year 2018
He began powerlifting in 2013 in Sonipat, India.
Name of coach: Vijay Munishwar [national]
CWG:Wrestling matches will start from today
Today's schedule of Indian wrestler
- 03:00 hrs: Mohit Grewal, Men's Freestyle 125kg
- 03:00 hrs: Bajrang Punia - Men's Freestyle 65 KG
- 03:00 hrs: Deepak Poonia, Men's Freestyle 86 KG
- 03:00 PM: Anshu Malik - Women's Freestyle 57 KG
- 03:00 hrs: Sakshi Malik - Women's Freestyle 62 KG
- 03:00 PM: Divya Kakran - Women's Freestyle 68 KG
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