![<p>PM Modi felicitated Jhanda Kumar’s bronze </p>
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“An incredible performance by Jhandu Kumar, who opened India’s medal tally at #CWG2026 by winning a Bronze in the Men’s Heavyweight Para Powerlifting event! Congratulations to him. His achievement is a powerful reflection of great strength, unwavering determination and years of disciplined effort. By overcoming every challenge and excelling on the international stage, he made the entire country proud and inspired countless Indians,” he wrote.
Jhandu claimed the bronze medal with the most successful lift of 190kg, scoring 130.9 points to register India’s first medal at the Glasgow Games.
The Indian lifter started the competition with a successful 181kg lift, which earned him 124.7 points. He then moved up to 190kg in his second attempt, a lift that briefly moved him to the top of the leaderboard.
Chasing the gold medal, Jhandu opted for 196kg in his final attempt, a weight that would have surpassed the Commonwealth Games record set at Birmingham 2022. However, he failed to complete the lift and settled for the bronze medal.
The podium finish also gave India its first para powerlifting medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Earlier, Ashok just missed out on a medal in the men’s lightweight final. He finished fourth after producing a personal-best lift of 200kg, which earned him 143.8 points. Paramjeet Kumar finished seventh in the same event with a best lift of 176 kg.
India also has three women in action. Jaspreet Kaur finished sixth in the women’s lightweight category after successfully lifting 100 kg, while Suman Devi placed seventh in the same successful effort. In the women’s heavyweight event, Kasthuri Rajamani was unable to record a valid lift after failing in all her three attempts.
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