Commonwealth Games 2022: Who Is Sanket Mahadev Sargar Who Won Silver Medal For India
Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar opened the country's medal tally at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham by claiming a silver medal in the men's 55kg category here on Saturday.
Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar opened the country's medal tally at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham by claiming a silver medal in the men's 55kg category here on Saturday.
Sanket Sargar attained a second-place finish after successfully lifting 113kg in the men's 55kg snatch category. Not only did he win the silver medal, Sanket Sargar also equalled his snatch national record at CWG 2022.
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Malaysia¡¯s Bin Kasdan clinches gold with a stunning attempt right at the end. He lifted 142kg in clean and jerk to take his total to 249kg just 1kg more than Sanket Sargar.
In the clean and jerk second attempt, Sanket Mahadev Sargar suffered an injury in his elbow, but despite this the Indian weightlifter tried to go for gold in his third attempt but he predictably wasn't able to complete the lift. Sanket's total after the snatch and clean and jerk round is 248kg.
Team India opens their medal tally with a Silver by Sanket Mahadev Sargar in the Mens 55kg Weightlifting with a total lift of 248kgs.#EkIndiaTeamIndia #WeAreTeamIndia
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Silver boy 21- year-old Sanket Sargar hails from Sangli in Maharashtra, which has a strong tradition in weightlifting. Take a look at the incredible journey of Sanket Mahadev Sargar, whose father works as 'Paan' seller.
Who is Sanket Mahadev Sargar?
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Sanket Mahadev Sargar was born on October 16, 2000, in the village of Sangli, Maharashtra is an Indian weightlifter who holds the national and Commonwealth record of 256kg in the men's 55kg weight class.
The 21-year-old is a student of History at Kolhapur's Shivaji University, Sanket Sargr was selected to represent India through trials at NIS Patiala.
Sanket Mahadev Sagar records and achievements
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Indian weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sagar clinched the gold medal in the men¡¯s 55 kg category at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent. With top finishing on the podium. Sanket Mahadev also lifted the 113kg weight and created the new snatch national record.
At the Khelo India University Games 2020, Sanket Mahadev Sagar won the Gold medal and also set the new national record in 138kgs clean and jerk lift.
Sanket was the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 and Khelo India University Games 2022 champion and also holds the national record.
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