India’s Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched the silver medal in the final of the women’s 53 kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Monday.

Gyaneshwari, who is making her Games debut, lifted a total of 199 kg to finish second, only behind Nigeria’s Onome Omolola Didih who clinched the gold medal by lifting 206 kg.

Gyaneshwari had a clean run in both the snatch and clean and jerk categories without a single failed attempt.

The 22-year-old registered a best lift of 88 kg in the snatch and 111 kg in the clean and jerk.

All of India’s medals so far has come from weightlifting and para-powerlifting and Bindyarani Devi will be aiming to join the list when she takes part in the final of the women’s 58 kg event at 8:00 PM.

With Gyaneshwari’s silver, India’s medal tally rose to five, placing it eighth in the points table.

Published on Jul 27, 2026