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Who has won a bronze medal in the men’s 109 kg weightlifting final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022?
A)
Vikas Thakur
B)
Lovepreet Singh
C)
Sathish Sivalingam
D)
Deepak Lather

Correct Answer :   Lovepreet Singh

India's Lovepreet Singh won a bronze in men's 109 kg to continue the country's medal rush in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on Wednesday(3rd August 2022).
 
The 24-year-old son of a tailor from Ludhiana lifted a personal best of 355 kg, including a new national record of 192 kg in clean and jerk, to finish third on the podium.
 
A steady Lovepreet improved from 157kg to 163kg in his final attempt of snatch to be joint second with Canadian Pierre-Alexandre Bessette. However, the intense competition got the better of him in the clean and jerk, as he slipped to third position.
 
Junior Nyabeyeu of Cameroon claimed the gold medal with a total lift of 361 kg, while Jack Opeloge of Samoa bagged the silver by lifting 358 kg in the event..

Source : Times of india

Published On : August 3, 2022
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