Gururaja Poojary bagged the second medal of the day and a bronze for India in the 56kg weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. He lifted 151kg in his final round lift to end at 269kg.

Gururaja lifted 145kg in his first Clean and Jerk attempt, a feat he achieved success in the 2021 IWF World Championships. Following this, he succeeded in lifting 148kg and 151kg in the final attempt to take home a medal for India. 

He came back from a slow start in the snatch round, followed by a herculean effort in C&W attempts. 

In the snatch round, Gururaja lifted 115KG, 118kg, while Aznil Bidin of Malaysia managed 127kg -- a Commonwealth Games record. The effort of the 2018 CWG silver medalist to list 120 kg in the third attempt failed to materialise. He went into the 'clean and jerk' after finishing fourth. 

Earlier, Partially fulfilling the promise he made to himself four years back, young weightlifter Sanket Sargar won a silver medal in the men's 55kg category, putting India on the medal tally at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday.

He targetted a gold medal but injured his right elbow while attempting to lift 139kg in clean and jerk to eventually settle for second place.

The 21-year-old managed a total of 248kg (113kg+135kg) to finish just one kilogram behind Malaysia's Mohamad Aniq, who smashed the Games record in clean and jerk as he lifted 249kg (107kg+142kg) to win the gold.

Sri Lanka's Dilanka Isuru Kumara 225kg (105kg+120kg) took home the bronze.