Gururaja Poojary Wins Bronze Medal At Commonwealth Games 2022 in Men's 61kg Weightlifting Event
Gururaja Poojary wins India's second medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 as he wins bronze at the Men's 61kg weightlfiting event in Birmingham.
Gururaja Poojary has won a bronze medal in Men's 61kg Weightlifting category and secured India's second medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022. The Indian lifter registered a score of 118 (kg) in Snatch and 151 (kg) in Clean & Jerk to put forward a total of 269 (kg) at the event and claim the third podium place. H was involved in a close battle with Canada's Youri Simard but managed to beat him in the end for the medal.
It's a 2⃣nd medal for India on the 2⃣nd day of CWG 2022!💥
Karnataka's Gururaja Poojary bags the second medal of the day, a bronze, in the men's 61kg category.
Indian weightlifters leading the way🙌#CommonwealthGames | #India4CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/15qLjv1BiE
— The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) July 30, 2022
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