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Indian weightlifter Rishikanta Singh won the silver medal in the men's 60kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 26. Singh lifted a total of 264kg (121kg snatch + 143kg clean and jerk), matching the Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with his opening attempt. However, he failed his last two clean and jerk attempts, allowing Malaysia's Mohamad Aniq Kasdan to take gold. Kasdan also lifted 121kg in the snatch and set a new Games record of 152kg in the clean and jerk for a winning total of 273kg. Kenya's Joshua Amunga Mboya won bronze with 260kg. This was India's first medal in an able-bodied event at the ongoing Games.
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Rishikanta Singh finished with a total of 264kg (121kg+143kg), matching the Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with a superb opening display before faltering in the clean and jerk.
Updated - July 26, 2026 04:54 pm IST — Glasgow
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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 (July 26, 2026).
The Manipuri lifter finished with a total of 264kg (121kg+143kg), matching the Commonwealth Games 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 Mohamad 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 Sri Lanka's SDSS Wiriduwagle, who managed 244kg (109kg+135kg).
The silver was India's first medal in an able-bodied event at the ongoing Games.
Published - July 26, 2026 04:52 pm IST
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