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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who clinched India’s 2nd gold medal in the men’s 67 kg event at the Commonwealth Games 2022?
A
Vikas Thakur
B
Deepak Lather
C
Jeremy Lalrinnunga
D
Harshad Wadekar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jeremy Lalrinnunga, the 19-year-old from Mizoram, bagged India’s second gold in the 67 kg category of weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Jeremy lifted a total of 300kg (140kg in Snatch + 160kg in C&J) at the Games, which is a CWG record.

Detailed explanation-2: -Former Youth Olympic champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga kept India’s purple patch in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022 going with a gold medal win in the men’s 67kg on Sunday. This was India’s fifth weightlifting medal at Birmingham 2022 in as many events.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian weightlifter won the gold medal in the men’s 73kg event at Birmingham 2022. Achinta Sheuli secured India’s third gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the men’s 73kg weightlifting event on Sunday.

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