Who is weightlifter Sanket Sargar - India’s first CWG 2022 medallist in Birmingham
2 years, 4 months ago

Who is weightlifter Sanket Sargar - India’s first CWG 2022 medallist in Birmingham

The Hindu  

Midday on a weekend isn’t usually rush hour on the Ahilyadevi Holkar road in the town of Sangli in South Maharashtra. Everyone would have been glued to that tiny screen, watching intently as Sanket Sargar won India’s first medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, a silver. “If we had to make a living, if I had to provide for Sanket’s career, we needed someone to help at the shop,” he says. Sanket Sargar’s father Mahadev says: “I had always wanted to become a sportsperson. I was from a village, and my priority was to earn a living.” | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT It was in 2019, a year after Sanket had first decided he too would make it to the Commonwealth Games, that he started making a mark at the national level.

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Sanket Sargar: All you need to know about India’s first medallist at CWG 2022 and son of ‘paan’ shop owner
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Sanket Sargar: All you need to know about India’s first medallist at CWG 2022 and son of ‘paan’ shop owner

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Here’s everything you need to know about Sanket Sargar, India’s first medallist at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Sanket Mahadev Sargar became the first Indian to claim a medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as he grabbed a silver in weightlifitng on the second day of the quadrennial event. Sanket’s claim to fame was his national record lift …

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Hindustan Times  

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Commonwealth Games: 'Shubh Sanket', Twitter congratulates Sanket Sargar for winning silver
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Commonwealth Games: 'Shubh Sanket', Twitter congratulates Sanket Sargar for winning silver

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, “Exceptional effort by Sanket Sargar! Congratulations to him and best wishes for all future endeavours.” India opened its medal tally at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 with a silver. Sanket Mahadev Sargar bagged the silver medal in the men’s 55kg weightlifting category on Saturday, 30 July. Aniq lifted 142kg in his final clean and jerk …

CWG 2022: Sanket Sargar Wins India's First Medal Despite Injury During Final
2 years, 4 months ago

CWG 2022: Sanket Sargar Wins India's First Medal Despite Injury During Final

The Quint  

The 21-year-old then continued with a clean lift in his first attempt in the clean and jerk round. The broadcast showed Sargar struggling in the back room as a doctor looked at his arm, however the Indian coaches and Sargar chose to continue on, but he could not complete his lift as the pain was visibly overpowering. I tried to …

Commonwealth Games: Weightlifter Sanket Sargar opens India's account with men's 55kg silver
2 years, 4 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Weightlifter Sanket Sargar opens India's account with men's 55kg silver

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Sargar finished just behind Malaysia’s Aniq Kasdan, who snatched the coveted gold medal from the Indian in his third and final Clean and Jerk attempt of 142kg to finish with a total score of 249. Weightlifter Sanket Sargar on Saturday helped India open their account in the 2022 Commonwealth Games medal table by winning silver in the men’s 55kg final. …

Commonwealth Games: Sanket Sargar wins weightlifting silver, India’s first medal at CWG 2022
2 years, 4 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Sanket Sargar wins weightlifting silver, India’s first medal at CWG 2022

The Hindu  

There was a collective gasp in Hall 1 of the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham as weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar winced in pain and dropped the barbell. He was trying to record a ‘good lift’ – 139 kg – in clean and jerk to all but assure a gold medal for India in the men’s 55kg division. Aniq Bin Kasdan …

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