India’s Bindyarani Devi added another medal to the country’s weightlifting campaign, claiming bronze in the women’s 58kg event at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday. The Birmingham 2022 silver medallist adapted well to life in a higher weight category, finishing with a total of 199kg (87kg in the snatch and 112kg in the clean and jerk) to become a two-time Commonwealth Games medallist.
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Bindyarani, who won silver in the women’s 55kg category at Birmingham 2022, remained in medal contention throughout the competition after moving up to the 58kg division. She opened with 87kg in the snatch before successfully lifting 112kg in her first clean and jerk attempt. The Indian then went for 116kg in her final two attempts but could not complete the lift, finishing with 199kg to secure bronze.
Nigeria’s Rafiatu Folashade Lawal successfully defended her Commonwealth Games title with a Games record total of 229kg, finishing well clear of the field. Canada’s Ann-Sophie Taschereau took silver with 215kg, while Bindyarani completed the podium with a total of 199kg.
WHO IS BINDYARANI DEVI?
Born in Imphal, Manipur, on January 27, 1999, Bindyarani began her sporting journey in taekwondo before switching to weightlifting in 2013. She trained at the Sports Authority of India’s North Eastern Regional Centre in Imphal, progressed to the National Centre of Excellence and earned a place in the national camp at Patiala in 2019.
She made her mark by winning the IWLF Youth National Championships in 2016 before claiming gold at the Khelo India Youth Games in 2019. The same year, she won her first major international title at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships with a total lift of 183kg. In 2021, she added silver at the Commonwealth Championships and won clean and jerk gold at the World Weightlifting Championships in the women’s 55kg category.
Bindyarani’s breakthrough on the Commonwealth Games stage came in Birmingham in 2022. She lifted a Commonwealth Games record 116kg in the clean and jerk to finish with a total of 202kg and claim silver in the women’s 55kg event.
Her progress was interrupted by knee injuries in 2023, with problems in both knees affecting her training. During her recovery, she briefly returned to the non-Olympic 55kg category before moving back to the 58kg division after regaining full fitness.
She returned strongly in 2025, breaking Mirabai Chanu’s national snatch record with an 88kg lift at the National Games while also setting national records in the clean and jerk and total lift. Later that year, she registered a personal-best total of 206kg (91kg in the snatch and 115kg in the clean and jerk) to win silver at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Ahmedabad, earning her place in India’s squad for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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