The Indian weightlifting squad for the Commonwealth Games has been announced with 15 players.
Of these, 7 are in the Adawa category and 8 in the women’s category. Mirabai Sanu, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, is one of them.
With the tournament set to begin on July 28 in Birmingham, England, the Indian team will go there a month in advance to train.
India, a strong contender for the Commonwealth Games, won 9 medals in 2018: 5 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.
Team Profile:
Women: Saikom Mirabai Sanu (49kg), Vindhyarani Devi (55kg), Bobby Hazarika (59kg), Hajjind Kao (71kg), Poonam Yadav (76kg), Usha Kumari (87kg), Poonima Pandey (87+) Kg).
Ottawa: Sanket Sago (55kg), Kurrajah Pujari (61kg), Jeremy Lalrinunga (67kg), Asinta Sehuli (73kg), Ajay Singh (81kg), Vikas Thackeray (96kg), Lovepreet Singh (109kg) , Ghudeep Singh (109+ kg).
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