With a total lift of 248 kg, Sanket Mahadev Sargar took home the silver medal in the men’s 55 kg division, a video, however, revealed Sanket’s difficulties in the Clean & Jerk class as a result of his injury
Sanket Sagar, who lifted 113 kg to win the Snatch division, finished in second place overall after lifting 135 kg in the Clean and Jerk division. Mohamad Aniq, who won thanks to a clean and jerk lift of 142 kg, deprived Sanket Sargar the gold medal despite the Indian athlete leading the charts until the very final lift of the competition.
Sanket Mahadev Sargar Suffers Injury During Silver Medal Winning Performance In 55kg Weightlifting, Video Of Weightlifter Goes Viral
#SanketMahadev #CommonwealthGames me #weightlifting 1st attempt me 135kg clean & Jerk successful attempt.#CleanandJerk #55kg #SanketSargar #Cheers4TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/iQzpsp9iin
— आशीष मित्तल (@modibhakt_aashu) July 30, 2022
#SanketMahadev #CommonwealthGames me #weightlifting 3rd attempt me 139kg clean and jerk failed and get hurt. Hope for best he is on podium.#Snatch #55kg #SanketSargar #Cheers4TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/c0at9ipBlh
— आशीष मित्तल (@modibhakt_aashu) July 30, 2022
India opens it medal tally with a silver — courtesy weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar. #BirminghamCommonwealthGames pic.twitter.com/TqX9WcPdep
— Bhavya Chand (@bhavya_journo) July 30, 2022
#B2022 #Birmingham2022 #CommonwealthGames#TeamIndia
🚨MEDAL ALERT🚨🥈#Weightlifting Men's 55 kg
Sanket Mahadev Sargar wins the first medal for #India of #CWG2022He finished with SILVER medal after lifting 248kg overall (113 in snatch & 135 in C&J)#Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/0We5GEHV0W
— Sathish Kumar (@sathishraina348) July 30, 2022
Know more about how unfortunate injury cost Sanket Sagar the gold medal at Commonwealth Games
Sanket Mahadev Sagar’s Silver Medal Performance in Weightlifting of 2022 Commonwealth Games
At the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull on Saturday, weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar earned a silver medal in the men’s 55kg division, earning India its first medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Sanket Sargar, a farmer’s son from Sangli in Maharashtra, finished second in his division at Birmingham 2022 with a total lift of 248 kg (snatch: 113 kg; clean and jerk: 135 kg). Dramatically, Malaysia’s Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan (249 kg) took home the gold, while Sri Lanka’s Dilanka Isuru Kumara (225 kg) was content with the bronze.
The 21-year-old Sanket started his campaign with a successful 107kg attempt in snatch before managing 111kg in his second attempt. In February, during the Singapore Weightlifting International, he broke the national and Commonwealth records with a 256kg lift. With his third and last lift, Sanket Sargar recorded 113 kg, tying both his personal best and the snatch national record for India. The next two best lifts in snatch were recorded by Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan (107 kg) and Sri Lankan lifter Dilanka Isuru Kumara (105 kg).
How Sanket Sagar’s injury cost him Gold Medal?
With a difference of just 1 kg, India lost the gold medal in the 55 kg weightlifting. Sanket Mahadev Sargar, who won silver in the finals after sweeping the “Snatch” round, was unable to win gold because of an injury he suffered during his second attempt in the clean-and-jerk round. Sanket’s face also showed the anguish that his right arm experienced during the performance.
Sanket Sargar entered the clean and jerk round of the competition in first place among the 11-man field and lifted 135 kg on his first try, therefore securing a podium finish for himself. Later, Sanket Sargar mishandled his attempt at 139 kg by awkwardly twisting his elbow. Despite the setback, he made a valiant third try at the same weight despite the injuries, but he dropped the bar while performing the jerk and appeared to be in anguish.
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