Sanket Mahadev Sargar (born 16 October 2000) is an Indian weightlifter who holds the national and Commonwealth record of 256 kg in the men's 55 kg weight class.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with a total lift of 248 kg.[3]
 Sargar in August 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sanket Mahadev Sargar | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 2000 Sangli, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Shivaji University, Kolhapur[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 55 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 30 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Vasudevan, Shyam (26 February 2020). "Overcoming the odds, lifting spirits". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Weightlifter Sanket Sargar smashes Commonwealth record to clinch gold in Singapore, qualifies for Birmingham 2022". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Selvaraj, Jonathan (30 July 2022). "Who is weightlifter Sanket Sargar - India's first CWG 2022 silver medallist". Sportstar. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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