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Sanket Sargar won India's first medal

Sanket Sargar won India's first medal

India's medal account in the Commonwealth Games opened with silver. Sanket Sargar, son of a roadside tea-pakoda seller in Sangli, Maharashtra, performed amazingly in the 55 kg weightlifting category. Unfortunately, he could not win the gold due to injury. He lifted 107 kg in his very first attempt in the snatch. Lifted 111 kg in the second time. He lifted 113 kg in the third attempt. He finished first in this round. He then finished second in clean and jerk. Sanket, a three-time national champion and gold medalist at the Commonwealth Championships in December last year, regularly ran a tea stall before joining the national weightlifting camp in Patiala last year. used to help his father. With this, he took time out to do tanning and went to college. His sister also does weightlifting. Kajol Sargar came into the limelight by winning the gold medal at the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 in Panchkula, Haryana. Both also help their father in running the shop.

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