Ajaya Babu wins silver, India’s 6th weightlifting medal at 2026 CWG

1 min readJul 28, 2026 03:03 AM IST Ajaya Babu took India's weightlifting medal tally at CWG 2026 to six. (Sony LIV screenshot)Ajaya Babu lifted a total of 330kg to win silver in men’s 79kg weightlifting. Ajaya lifted 149kg in snatch and then 181kg in clean and jerk. Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad won gold with a total lift of 331kg, which was a Games record. England’s Chris Murray won bronze after heaving 325kg. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagram district, Ajaya Babu lifted a Games record 149kg in snatch and 181kg in clean and jerk for a total of 330kg to win the second prize, narrowly missing out on gold to Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who totalled a Games record 331kg (147 + 184) during a gripping contest on Monday night. This was India’s sixth medal in weightlifting in th