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India's medal tally rises to six at Glasgow
olympics.com··28 Jul
India's contingent won its sixth medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday after Bindyarani Devi took bronze in women's 58kg weightlifting with a total lift of 199kg. The result followed Gyaneshwari Yadav's silver in the 53kg category earlier the same day. India currently holds eighth place in the medal table with one gold, three silver and two bronze.
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What It Means For You
- Fans following India's Commonwealth Games campaign can expect weightlifting to remain the primary source of medals.
- Mirabai Chanu's third consecutive gold adds to a career already watched closely by Indian sports followers.
- Boxing results in coming days could determine whether India's medal count diversifies beyond one sport.
What's Happening
- Bindyarani Devi won bronze in women's 58kg weightlifting, lifting a total of 199kg on Monday.
- Gyaneshwari Yadav had earlier won silver in the 53kg category the same day.
- India's medal tally reached six, placing the country eighth in the overall standings.
Weightlifting Carries Nearly the Entire Medal Count
- Mirabai Chanu's 48kg gold set a new Commonwealth Games record with a combined lift of 190kg.
- Rishikanta Singh and Raja Muthupandi also won silver medals in men's weightlifting categories this week.
- Jhandu Kumar's para-powerlifting bronze on day two was India's first medal of these Games.
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