Correct Answer : Sudhir
India's Sudhir claimed the gold medal in men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday(4th Aug 2022).
India's Sudhir won a historic gold medal in the men's heavyweight para powerlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Thursday. He lifted 208kg in his first attempt and then went into the lead with his second lift of 212kg. In the third and last attempt, he failed to lift 217kg but clinched India's seventh gold medal at the ongoing Games.
Not only that, Sudhir also scripted a Commonwealth Games record with his total points of 134.5. The 27-year-old, who had won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Games, has an impairment due to the effects of polio..
Source : NDTV
