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Harjinder Kaur wins bronze medal in Women’s 71 Kg weightlifting
Published on 15 Aug 2026
- Harjinder Kaur won the bronze medal in the women's 71kg final to give India its seventh weightlifting medal and ninth overall at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
- Harjinder's total attempt was of 212 kg (93 in snatch and 119 in Clean & Jerk), which for the longest time, appeared not enough to win her a medal.
- Harjinder's bronze medal was the third medal for India on Monday at the Commonwealth Games adding to the silver and bronze won by judokas Shushila Devi and Vikas Yadav.
- This took India`s overall tally to nine medals three gold, three silver and three bronze.
- Harjinder's bronze medal was the seventh medal India had won in the weightlifting arena so far in this Games.
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