New Delhi, July 27 -- Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam extended India's medal tally to sixth at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 as the Indian weightlifter settled for bronze on Monday in the women's 58kg event in Glasgow. It was India's fifth weightlifting medal at CWG 2026 and second on the day after Gyaneshwari Yadav's silver in the women's 53kg event.

Bindyarani secured the bronze with total lift of 199 kg (87 kg Snatch + 112 kg in Clean & Jerk). This was Bindyarani's second Commonwealth Games medal after she had won a silver in the 2022 edition in Birmingham. Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (220 kg) of Nigeria grabbed the gold, while the silver was taken by Ann-Sophie Taschereau (209kg) of Canada.

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