CWG'14: Weightlifter Sanjita Bags 1st Gold for India, Mirabai Silver

GLASGOW: India opened its medal count in CWG with Manipuri girls Sanjita Khumukcham and Mirabai Chanu Saikhom winning the gold and silver, respectively, in the women's 48kg category of weightlifting competitions at the Clyde Auditorium.

The two medals were India's first from the 2104 Commonwealth Games and they are now third in the medals tally followed by England and Australia. Sanjita had a total lift of 173 kg while Mirabai had 170kg. The bronze went to Nigeria's Nkechi Opara with a total lift of 162kg.

India are also assured of two more medals as judokas Navjot Chana and Shushila Likmabam made it to the final of their respective categories at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC).

India are also in the contention for a bronze medal as Kalpana Thoudam will face Christianne Legentil in the women's -52kg category.

But it was double delight for India from weightlifting.

In snatch, the 20-year-old Sanjita had three good lifts in her three attempts of 72kg, 75kg and 77kg. She survived a scare in her first attempt, 92kg, in the clean and jerk when she failed to lift the weight and the bar almost missed her shin bone. But in her next two attempts she lifted 92kg and 96kg with ease.

Mirabai lifted 72kg in her first attempt in the snatch but then failed in her next attempt for 75kg.

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