Nirupama Devi fails to finish in women’s 63kg weightlifting final at Commonwealth Games
Indian weightlifter Nirupama Devi did not register a total in the women’s 63kg event at the Commonwealth Games, ending her medal hopes. Despite a promising start in the snatch discipline, she was unable to complete any of her three attempts in the clean and jerk.
Nirupama, a Commonwealth Championships silver medallist, successfully lifted 93kg in her second snatch attempt after an initial unsuccessful lift of the same weight. She then attempted 95kg but could not complete it, finishing the snatch portion in fifth place with a best lift of 93kg.
Clean and Jerk Disappointment
The clean and jerk discipline proved challenging for Nirupama. She opened with an attempt at 123kg, which was four kilograms less than the 127kg she had lifted at the National Championships earlier in the year. However, she failed all three attempts at this weight.
As a result of not completing a successful lift in the clean and jerk, Nirupama Devi was unable to record a total, leading to a Did Not Finish (DNF) classification for her campaign.
Other Weightlifting Results and Indian Performance
In the same event, Canada’s Maude Charron secured her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal. The Tokyo Olympic champion set new Commonwealth Games records by lifting 102kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean and jerk, achieving a total of 232kg.
England’s Sarah Davies Smale earned the silver medal with a total of 217kg (95kg snatch + 122kg clean and jerk). The bronze medal went to Femily-Crystie Notte of Nauru, who achieved a total of 216kg (100kg snatch + 116kg clean and jerk).
Despite Nirupama Devi’s outcome, weightlifting has been a strong sport for India at the Commonwealth Games 2026, contributing to six of the country’s ten medals so far. Other Indian athletes were also in action on Day 6, with boxers Preeti Pawar and Priya Punia advancing to the semi-finals, assuring India of at least two more bronze medals.
In athletics, Vishal TK qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s 400m, while Rajesh Ramesh was knocked out. In para-swimming, R.V.V.B.K. Budigina and Ali Imam qualified for the final of the men’s 50m freestyle S13 heats. Srihari Nataraj reached the semi-finals in the men’s 100m backstroke heats, but Sajan Prakash did not qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 50m butterfly heats.
Later on Day 6, Harjinder Kaur is scheduled to compete in the women’s 69kg final in weightlifting, and Pooja Singh will participate in the women’s high jump final.
Preeti Pawar progressed to the semi-finals after winning her quarter-final bout against Nicole Clyde of Northern Ireland. Priya Punia also moved to the semi-finals by defeating her Scottish opponent, Niamh Mitchell, by a split decision in the women’s 60kg quarter-finals.
The Commonwealth Games 2026 continues with various events, including lawn bowls, where India’s Navneet Singh and Dinesh Kumar are competing against Epii Poila and Jason Lindsay of the Cook Islands in their opening match of the men’s pairs sectional play.
Gulveer Singh is set to compete in the men’s 10,000m final, and Kapil Pokhariya and Jadumani Singh will fight in their respective boxing quarter-final bouts on Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games 2026.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
