In Birmingham Indian para-powerlifter Sudhir Singh came up with a brilliant effort to claim the gold medal in the men’s heavyweight division at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. Sudhir, who is ranked third in the world in World Para Powerlifting’s Official World Rankings for 2022 with the best lift of 214kg, came up with a top lift of 212kg to win the gold medal with a Commonwealth Games record.

First medal in para-sports

This was India’s first medal in the para sports in Birmingham 2022. Sudhir started with a lift of 208kg and then improved it to 212kg for a Games Record. The 27-year-old attempted to improve his season’s best of 214kg by attempting to lift 217, but could not successfully complete the lift. Thus, Sudhir Singh had to settle for the best lift of 212, which fetched him 134.5 points and the gold medal. He improved on the record for points with his tally of 134.5 points.