Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli won gold medal in men's 73kg category. He became India's third gold medallist.
19-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga won his first Commonwealth Games gold, in the men's 67kg weightlifting final.
The men's hockey team produced a clinical performance to beat Ghana 11-0.
Boxer Nikhat Zareen won her first match comprehensively to advance to the quarter-finals in women's flyweight category.
The Indian women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets.
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Commonwealth Games Day 3: Achinta Becomes India's Third Gold Medallist
Erry Hidayat Muhammad is unsuccessful in his last two clean and jerk attempts, which can only mean one thing – Achinta Sheuli becomes India's third gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
He was successful in all of his three attempts in the snatch round, recording a best lift of 143kg with his third attempt. In the clean and jerk round, Achinta lifted 170kg in his last attempt to take his total tally to 313kg.
En route to his gold glory, the young lad from West Bengal also made a couple of new Commonwealth Games records. He becomes India’s sixth medallist and third gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games 2022, after Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Mirabai Chanu.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Achinta Sheuli became India's third gold medallist at CWG 2022
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Commonwealth Games Day 3: Achinta Finishes on 313KG
With a successful lift of 170kg in his third clean and jerk attempt, Achinta Sheuli has finished with a total of 313kg (143kg + 170kg).
He still is placed at the top of the standings, but will be overtaken by Erry Hidayat Muhammad if the latter is successful in his attempt of a 176kg clean and jerk lift.
Commonwealth Games Day 3: Unsuccessful Second Clean and Jerk Attempt for Achinta
The youngster tried increasing his total tally further by 4kg – attempting a 170kg lift in his second clean and jerk attempt. However, for the first time on the night, Achinta could not complete his lift.
Commonwealth Games Day 3: Achinta Remains on Top, Creates Another CWG Record
Achinta remains on the gold medal position with a clean lift of 166kg in his first clean and jerk attempt. With this lift, he has taken his total of 309kg (143kg + 166kg), which happens to be a new Commonwealth Games record.
As per the current standings, Achinta’s biggest competitor is Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who is 6kg behind the Indian.