India’s Nirupama Devi saw her Commonwealth Games medal hopes end in heartbreak after failing to register overall in the women’s 63kg weightlifting event on Tuesday. The Commonwealth Championships silver medalist looked good in the grappling after the snatch but suffered a severe collapse in the clean and jerk, failing in all three of her attempts to record a Did Not Finish (DNF).
A promising start ended in disappointment
Nirupama started the competition by unsuccessfully lifting 93kg in the snatch before recovering to lift the same weight in his second attempt. He attempted 95kg but was unable to complete the lift, ending the opening discipline with a personal best of 93kg. His effort placed him fifth after the snatch, staying firmly in the medal race with a clean and fresh future.The 22-year-old, who claimed silver at the 2025 Commonwealth Championships with a combined lift of 217kg (91kg+126kg), needs a strong showing in his preferred discipline to challenge for the podium.
Three failed elevators
However, the clean and run proved to be detrimental to the Indian lifter. Opening at 123kg, four kilograms less than the 127kg he successfully lifted at the National Championships earlier this year, Nirupama failed to complete the lift in all three attempts. Without successful lifts in the clean and jerk, he failed to register in the overall, ending his campaign unranked despite remaining in medal contention after the snatch.Maude Charron rewrote the record books While Nirupama endured the disappointment, Canada’s Maude Charron once again emphasized her dominance in the weight category. The Tokyo Olympic champion broke Commonwealth Games records in both disciplines, lifting 102kg in the snatch and 130kg in the clean and jerk to finish with a record-breaking total of 232kg and claim his third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal.Sarah Davies Smale of England took the silver medal with 217kg (95kg+122kg), while 17-year-old Femily-Crystie Notte of Nauru claimed bronze with 216kg (100kg+116kg).Despite Nirupama’s exit, weightlifting remains India’s standout sport at the Commonwealth Games 2026. Six of the country’s 10 medals so far have come from weightlifting.
India’s weightlifting medalists at CWG 2026
| Athlete: | Event: | Medal: | Performance Details: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirabai Chanu | Female 48 kg | Gold: | Raised a: Sports-record total of 190kg (85kg snatch + 105kg clean & jerk) to arrest him third consecutive Commonwealth Games medal. |
| Chanambam Rishikanta Singh | Men 60 kg | silver: | Registered a: total increase of 264kg (121kg snatch + 143kg clean & jerk). |
| Raja Muthupandi | Men 65 kg | silver: | Ended with a: combined lift of 286kg (126kg snatch + 160kg clean & jerk). |
| Gyaneshwari Yadav | Female 53kg | silver: | Recorded a: total increase of 199kg (88kg snatch + 111kg clean & jerk). |
| Valluri Ajaya Babu | Men 79 kg | silver: | Raised a: a total of 330kg (149kg snatch + 181kg clean & jerk)put: Commonwealth Games record in the snatch. |
| Bindyarani Devi | Female 58 kg | Bronze: | Claimed bronze with: total increase of 199kg (87kg snatch + 112kg clean & jerk). |