Meet Achinta Sheuli, Kolkata weightlifter who smashed Commonwealth Games record to win GOLD, in pics
With an assured performance, India's 20-year-old weightlifter Achinta Sheuli won gold in the men's 73kg division at the Commonwealth Games 2022, lifting a new games record total of 313kg at the NEC Hall number 1 in Birmingham. He lifted 143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean and jerk to top the field ahead of Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who took silver with a total of 303kg, while Canada's S. Darsigny claimed bronze with a total of 298kg. In these collection of pictures, we find out all about Achinta Sheuli.
Zee Media Bureau
| Aug 01, 2022, 09:51 AM IST
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Achinta Sheuli was first Indian to win a medal at Junior World weightlifting Championships
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Achinta Sheuli lost his father Pratik in April 2014
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Achinta Sheuli took up weighlifting inspired by his elder brother Alok
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