Glasgow 2026 weightlifting: silvers for Gyaneshwari Yadav and Ajaya Babu, bronze for Bindyarani Devi
On 27 July 2026, Indian weightlifters won three medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games â silver for Gyaneshwari Yadav (women's 53 kg) and Valluri Ajaya Babu (men's 79 kg) and bronze for Bindyarani Devi (women's 58 kg).
Summary
Chhattisgarh's Gyaneshwari Yadav, 23, won silver in the women's 53 kg on her CWG debut with a personal-best total of 199 kg (88 kg snatch + 111 kg clean and jerk); Nigeria's Onome Omolola Didih won gold with 206 kg (93 + 113). Manipur's Bindyarani Devi took bronze in the women's 58 kg with 199 kg (87 + 112), her second successive CWG medal after silver in the 55 kg at Birmingham 2022. Valluri Ajaya Babu of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, won silver in the men's 79 kg with 330 kg, including a Games-record 149 kg snatch and 181 kg clean and jerk; Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad won gold with a Games-record 331 kg and England's Chris Murray took bronze with 325 kg.
Key facts
- Date
- 27 July 2026
- Gyaneshwari Yadav
- Silver, women's 53 kg â 199 kg (88 + 111)
- Women's 53 kg gold
- Onome Omolola Didih (Nigeria) â 206 kg
- Bindyarani Devi
- Bronze, women's 58 kg â 199 kg (87 + 112)
- Valluri Ajaya Babu
- Silver, men's 79 kg â 330 kg (149 snatch, Games record + 181)
- Men's 79 kg gold
- Erry Hidayat Muhammad (Malaysia) â 331 kg
- States
- Chhattisgarh (Gyaneshwari), Manipur (Bindyarani), Andhra Pradesh (Ajaya Babu)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in which weightlifting category?
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Correct answer: D â Women's 53 kg
Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver in the women's 53 kg with a total of 199 kg (88 + 111).
Valluri Ajaya Babu won silver in the men's 79 kg at Glasgow 2026. Which statement about his performance is correct?
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Correct answer: B â He set a Games record in snatch with 149 kg and totalled 330 kg
Ajaya Babu lifted a Games-record 149 kg in snatch and 181 kg in clean and jerk for 330 kg, one kg behind Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad (331 kg). Chris Murray took bronze with 325 kg.
Consider the following pairs of Indian weightlifters who won medals at Glasgow 2026 on 27 July and their home states: 1. Gyaneshwari Yadav â Chhattisgarh 2. Bindyarani Devi â Manipur 3. Valluri Ajaya Babu â Andhra Pradesh Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
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Correct answer: A â 1, 2 and 3
All three are correct: Gyaneshwari Yadav is from Chhattisgarh, Bindyarani Devi from Manipur and Ajaya Babu from Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.