CWG 2026: Bindyarani Devi wins bronze in women’s 58kg weightlifting
India's Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam won the bronze medal in the women's 58kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. Her podium finish took India's medal tally to six, continuing the country's strong performance in weightlifting.
Glasgow: India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam secured the bronze medal in the women’s 58kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow on Monday, adding another medal to the country’s growing tally.
The Manipur lifter finished third with a total lift of 199kg, registering 87kg in the snatch and 112kg in the clean and jerk. Bindyarani Devi had won a silver medal at the 2022 edition in Birmingham in the 55kg weight category.
The bronze medal took India’s tally to six medals, comprising one gold, three silver and two bronze.
Nigeria’s Rafiatu Folashade Lawal dominated the event to claim the gold medal with a combined lift of 229kg (103kg in the snatch and 126kg in the clean and jerk). Canada’s Ann Sophie Taschereau took the silver medal with a total of 215kg (94kg in the snatch and 121kg in the clean and jerk). Lawal had also won the gold medal in the 59kg category at the previous Commonwealth Games.
Bindyarani was tied with England’s Eliza Pratt after the snatch phase at 87kg, but the Indian lifter produced a stronger clean and jerk performance, successfully lifting 112kg to finish on the podium. She made two successful clean and jerk attempts at 110kg and 112kg before failing to clear 116kg in her final attempt.
It would be considered a slightly below-par performance for Bindyarani, as her personal best is 208kg, while in Glasgow she managed only 199kg on Monday. Her first clean and jerk attempt, which was initially ruled successful before the jury declared it a no-lift because her elbows shook while executing the jerk, appears to have added to the pressure on her.
Pratt finished fourth with a total of 196kg, narrowly missing out on a medal.
The bronze continues India’s strong showing in weightlifting at the Glasgow Games, with the discipline once again proving to be one of the country’s biggest contributors to the medal tally.
Bindyarani, who has consistently been among India’s leading weightlifters on the international stage, displayed composure and determination throughout the competition to secure another major medal for the country.
This was India’s second medal in weightlifting on Monday after Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver in the women’s 53kg category. Earlier on Sunday, Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won gold, while Muthupandi Raja claimed silver in the men’s 65kg category.
