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AsiaPac · 2 hrs ago
CWG: Ajaya Babu wins silver in 79kg weightlifting after record-breaking duel
Erry Hidayat Muhammad of Malaysia with his gold medal alongside Valluri Ajaya Babu of India with his silver medal, left, and Chris Murray of England with his bronze medal, right. (AP)Fast-rising Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu won the silver medal in the men's 79kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, adding another medal to India's tally in the sport.The 21-year-old from Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh lifted a Commonwealth Games record 149kg in the snatch and 181kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 330kg. He finished just one kilogram behind Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who won the gold with a Games record total of 331kg (147kg snatch + 184kg clean and jerk).England's Chris Murray claimed the bronze medal with a total lift of 325kg.The battle for gold wen
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