Correct Answer : Option (C) - Shubham Todkar
India’s Shubham Todkar and Popy Hazarika won the gold medals in the men’s 61kg and women’s 59kg categories, respectively. T Madhavan, meanwhile, bagged a silver medal in the men’s 67kg event.
In the Thursday (13th July 2023) morning session, India’s Shubham Todkar topped the podium in the senior men’s 61kg with a total lift of 259kg (115kg snatch + 144kg clean and jerk).
Shubham Todkar finished first ahead of Sri Lanka’s Kamal Deshappriya Egodawatte, who lifted a total of 238kg (108kg snatch + 130kg clean and jerk). David Mok of Singapore bagged the bronze with a combined lift of 198kg (90kg snatch + 108kg clean and jerk).
Later, Popy Hazarika won India’s second senior gold medal of the day. The 24-year-old, who won a silver medal at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, upgraded her medal’s colour to gold after lifting 189kg (84kg snatch + 105kg clean and jerk).
Popy Hazarika beat Malta’s Tenishia Thornton, who finished second with a total lift of 186kg (82kg snatch + 104kg clean and jerk). The third place went to Anneke Spies of South Africa, who lifted a total weight of 185kg (80kg snatch +105kg clean and jerk). A total of six lifters competed in the senior women’s 59kg category.
In the final event of the day, T Madhavan settled for silver in the men’s 67kg category. The Indian, who was also competing at the junior category, lifted a total weight of 268kg (125kg snatch + 143kg clean and jerk) to finish second.
Samoa’s Vaipava Nevo Ioane won the senior gold medal with a total lift of 280kg (120kg snatch + 160kg clean and jerk). The final podium place was bagged by Titus Ika of Nauru with a combined lift of 262kg (100kg snatch + 152 clean and jerk)
With three medals won on Thursday, India’s total medals count in the senior category rose to eight. Indian weightlifters had clinched a total of five medals, three golds and two silvers, on the opening day of the event on Wednesday (12th July 2023).
On Friday, N Ajith (73kg) and Ajay Singh (81kg) will be in action in the men’s events while Harjinder Kaur (71kg) will compete in the women’s category..
Source : Olympics