Bindyarani’s bronze adds to India’s haul
Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi secured a bronze medal in the women's 59kg event at the Commonwealth Games. Nigeria's Rafiatu Folashade Lawal dominated the competition, setting three new Games records to claim the gold medal.
Why it matters
The performance highlights individual athletic achievement and the competitive landscape of international weightlifting within the Commonwealth Games framework.
Later, India’s Bindyarani Devi settled for bronze in the women’s 59kg weightlifting event. The 27-year-old Indian lifted a total of 199kg.
Bindyarani, who won silver in the women’s 55kg category at the previous Games in Birmingham, could not reproduce that form on a day when Nigeria’s Rafiatu Folashade Lawal was in roaring form and rewriting records. The Indian lifted 83kg, 85kg and 87kg in the snatch, followed by a best of 112kg in the clean & jerk.
Lawal, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, dominated the competition from the start and clinched gold with a total lift of 229kg. She was comfortably ahead of the field throughout and broke three records on her way to the title.
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