2018 XXI Commonwealth Games in Goldcoast,Queensland,Australia April 04-15,2018 - Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu wins 2nd gold medal for India in the 53kg weightlifting

After Indian weightlifters bagged two medalson Day One in Weightlifting,Manipuri lifter Sanjita Chanu made the country proud by winning the second gold medal in women’s 53-kg weightlifting event on Friday April 06,2018

Sanjita Chanu also broke the Commonwealth Games record by lifting 84kg in Snatch. She lifted a total of 192 kg (84 kg in Snatch and 108 kg in Clean and Jerk) to win the medal for India.

Defending champions Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was distant second with 182 kg, while New Zealand's Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet took bronze with 181 kg.

Sanjita had earlier won the gold in the women’s 48 kg category at Glasglow in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and she lived up to expectations of her coach and countrymen by winning another one in Gold Coast.

The Indian contingent began its 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) campaign on a golden note on Thursday April 05,2018

 World Champion Mirabai Chanu (48kg) broke the CWG record in snatch, clean and jerk as well as overall to finish on top of the podium.

 But the opening medal of the Games for India came from Gururaja Poojary who clinched a silver medal in the men's 56kg event.