Achinta Sheuli wins third gold medal for India in Commonwealth Games 2022

Achinta Sheuli wins third gold medal for India in Commonwealth Games 2022

 On August 01, 2022 Achinta Sheuli, representing India in the 73 kg category in weightlifting at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, has won a gold medal. Achinta, 20, won the gold medal by lifting a total of 313 kg including 143 kg in snatch and 170 kg in clean and jerk. The India Weightlifting Team has so far won 6 medals.

 Earlier Mirabai Chanu and Jeremy Lalrinnunga bagged the gold medal while Bindiyarani Devi and Sanket Sargar bagged the silver medal. Prior to this, Gururaja Pujari has won the lone bronze medal in the table. With Sheuli's gold medal, India has so far won 6 medals (3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) in the Commonwealth Games.

🔹Commonwealth Games 2022

🔹Organizing Date – 28 July to 8 August 2022

🔹Host city - Birmingham, England

🔹Edition - 22nd

🔹Mascot - Perry the Bull

🔹Motto- Game for All

🔹Commonwealth Games

 The year 2026 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by the Victoria province of Australia. The first Commonwealth Games were held in the year 1930 in Hamilton, Canada, where 11 countries had sent 400 athletes to participate in six sports and 59 events. These games are organized every four years since 1930 (except 1942 and 1946 due to World War II).