BIRMINGHAM: The national weightlifting camp delivered a silver medal today to continue their excellent run in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here.
Malaysia, who bagged two weightlifting gold medals yesterday, captured a silver this time through Erry Hidayat in the men’s 73kg category after he finished behind India’s Achinta Sheuli.
The 22-year-old Erry tried to challenge for the gold medal but his effort at lifting 176kg (clean and jerk) on his final try fell short.
Erry, who is the son of former national weightlifter Hidayat Hamidon, had to be contented with an overall lift of 303kg, having recorded 138kg in snatch and 165kg in clean and jerk.
Sheuli, meanwhile, lifted 143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean and jerk for a 313kg total, which is a new Games record, while Canadian Shad Darsigny took bronze with a 298kg total (snatch 135kg, clean and jerk 163kg).