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CWG 2018: Punam Yadav wins India's fifth gold

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Indian weightlifters continued their medal-winning streak in the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games as Punam Yadav clinched a gold medal in the women's 69 kg weightlifting event on Day four of the quadrennial event here on Sunday.

The 22-year-old from Varanasi lifted 100 kg in snatch and 122 kg in the clean and jerk category to finish with a total of 222 kg to make the country proud.

In 2014, Yadav clinched a bronze medal in the same weight category at the 2014 Glasgow Games.

At present, India's medal tally reads five gold, one silver and one bronze - all from the weightlifters.

India currently ranks fourth in the medal tally with seven medals.

 

Australia, England, and Canada lead with 59, 34, and 18 medals respectively.

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First Published: Apr 08 2018 | 8:10 AM IST

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