GLASGOW :

 

TWO missed clean and jerk attempts proved costly for India’s Rishikanta Singh as he signed off with the silver medal in the men’s 60kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, on Sunday. The Manipuri lifter finished with a total of 264kg (121kg+143kg), matching CWG record in the snatch with a superb opening display before faltering in the clean and jerk. Rishikanta cleared 121kg in the snatch to equal the Games record and entered the clean and jerk in pole position.

 

However, he could only manage 143kg after failing his last two attempts in clean and jerk, allowing Malaysia’s Mohama d Aniq Kasdan to snatch the gold.Kasdan also lifted 121kg in the snatch before producing a Games record of 152kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 273kg, rewriting both the clean and jerk and overall Commonwealth Games records. Kenya’s Joshua Amunga Mboya claimed the bronze with a total lift of 260kg (115kg+145kg), edging out Lanka’s SDSSWiriduwagle, who managed 244kg (109kg+135kg). The silver was India’s first medal in ongoing Games.