Sai Kang, an old weightlifter To Mirabai Chen India secured its first gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after winning the women’s 48kg title in Glasgow on Sunday.The 31-year-old lifted a Commonwealth Games record 85kg in the snatch and then set a Games record 105kg in the clean and jerk. She won the gold medal with a total lift of 190 kilograms.The victory gave Mirabai her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal, having also won the 2018 Gold Coast Games and 2022 Birmingham Games.The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist previously won silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, also in Glasgow.Mirabai controlled the game from start to finish.
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She lifted 22 kilograms ahead of Nigeria’s Ruth Asuquo Nyong, who won the silver medal with a total lift of 168 kilograms.Her campaign suffered a setback at the start as she failed in her opening competition in the 82kg snatch. However, she recovered with her subsequent record-breaking attempt at lifting 85kg.The Manipuri weightlifter, who led the clean and jerk by 8kg with a record-breaking performance in the snatch, fell on her first try in the clean and jerk, but responded in championship style in her second attempt, lifting 105kg to clinch the gold medal before the end of the competition.This weightlifting not only sealed the gold medal, but also broke the record for the clean and jerk event at the Commonwealth Games and improved the overall weightlifting score.With the title already locked up, Mirabhai did not attempt her third clean and jerk due to concerns over the Asian Games, which were to begin in less than two months.
