Rishikanta Singh Wins India's First Silver of Commonwealth Games 2026

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Weightlifter Rishikanta Singh Chanambam won India's first silver medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.
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He competed in the men's 60 kg category and finished with a personal-best total of 264 kg.
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He set a Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with a lift of 121 kg.
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Rishikanta is from Imphal West, Manipur, a state that has produced many top weightlifters.
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His medal came on the same day as Mirabai Chanu's gold.

●Athlete: Rishikanta Singh Chanambam, from Imphal West, Manipur.
●Event: men's 60 kg weightlifting, Commonwealth Games 2026, Glasgow.
●Achievement: India's first silver of the Games.
●Total: 264 kg (personal best).
●Set a Commonwealth Games snatch record of 121 kg.
●Medal came on the same day as Mirabai Chanu's gold.

Manipur has long been India's powerhouse for weightlifting, producing Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu among many others, and Rishikanta Singh continues that tradition. Competing in the men's 60 kg category at Glasgow, he lifted a personal-best total of 264 kg and set a Commonwealth Games record of 121 kg in the snatch, the first of the two lifts in the sport. His silver was India's first of the 2026 Games and part of a strong opening weekend for Indian weightlifting.

●Rishikanta Singh: India's first silver at Commonwealth Games 2026
●Men's 60 kg weightlifting; total 264 kg
●Set a CWG snatch record of 121 kg
●From Imphal West, Manipur
●Weightlifting has two lifts: the snatch and the clean and jerk

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The weightlifting lift taking the barbell from the ground to overhead in one continuous motion.

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The second weightlifting lift: barbell to the shoulders, then overhead.

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•Rishikanta Singh: India's first silver at CWG 2026, men's 60 kg weightlifting
•Set a CWG snatch record of 121 kg; total 264 kg
•From Manipur, like Mirabai Chanu

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•Pair the medals of that day: Mirabai Chanu (gold, 48 kg) and Rishikanta Singh (silver, 60 kg), both from Manipur.

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