Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli clinched gold medal in the men's 73kg final at his CWG debut.

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Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli clinched gold medal in the men's 73kg final at his CWG debut.

Indian weightlifter Achinta Sheuli (73 Kg representative) clinched the gold medal in The Commonwealth Games 2022. 

The 20-year-old claimed the yellow metal with a combined effort of 313 Kilograms (143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean & jerk).

With this, he won the country its sixth medal at CWG 2022 and its third gold medal at the event.

Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad wins the silver medal by closing as the second-best lifter (138kg and 165kg) in the event while Canada's Shad Darsigny was third with a total lift of 298kg (135kg 163kg). 

India has been performing exceptionally well in weightlifting as the contingent has already bagged 6 medals in this edition of the friendly games.