<p>India's Bindyarani Devi raised her game to secure a silver in the women's 55-kg category, providing the country's fourth weightlifting medal in as many categories at the Commonwealth Games.</p>.<p>Soon after Mirabai Chanu's gold, the 23-year-old created a Games record by lifting 116kg in the clean and jerk after a personal best of 86kg in the snatch section, totalling 202 kg on Saturday.</p>.<p>The gold medal expectedly went to Nigeria's Adijat Adenike Olarinoye, who lifted 203kg (92kg+111kg). She also smashed the Games record in snatch and total effort.</p>.<p>Local favourite England's Fraer Morrow bagged the bronze with a 198kg effort (89kg+109kg).</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/record-breaking-mirabai-chanu-claims-indias-first-gold-at-commonwealth-games-1131564.html" target="_blank">Record-breaking Mirabai Chanu claims India's first gold at Commonwealth Games</a></strong></p>.<p>"It is my first CWG and I feel very happy about the silver and about the Games record as well," Bindyarani said.</p>.<p>Like Chanu, Bindyarani too hails from Manipur. She had won the Commonwealth Championships gold in 2019 before getting a silver in the 2021 edition.</p>.<p>Daughter of a farmer who also owns grocery shop, Bindyarani took up weightlifting due to her short height.</p>.<p>"I was into taekwondo from 2008 to 2012 after that I shifted to weightlifting. I had a height problem so had to shift. Everyone told my height is ideal for weightlifting. So I changed."</p>.<p>Bindyarani was in the bronze medal finish after the snatch section with a personal best of 86kg, behind Olarinoye (92kg) and Fraer (89kg).</p>.<p>The Indian made an unsuccessful second attempt for 115 kg before lifting a kilogram more to elevate her to silver medal position from bronze as Morrow fluffed her final 115kg attempt.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Chanu had provided India its first gold while Sanket Sargar and Gururaja Poojary had clinched silver and bronze medals respectively. </p>
<p>India's Bindyarani Devi raised her game to secure a silver in the women's 55-kg category, providing the country's fourth weightlifting medal in as many categories at the Commonwealth Games.</p>.<p>Soon after Mirabai Chanu's gold, the 23-year-old created a Games record by lifting 116kg in the clean and jerk after a personal best of 86kg in the snatch section, totalling 202 kg on Saturday.</p>.<p>The gold medal expectedly went to Nigeria's Adijat Adenike Olarinoye, who lifted 203kg (92kg+111kg). She also smashed the Games record in snatch and total effort.</p>.<p>Local favourite England's Fraer Morrow bagged the bronze with a 198kg effort (89kg+109kg).</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/other-sports/record-breaking-mirabai-chanu-claims-indias-first-gold-at-commonwealth-games-1131564.html" target="_blank">Record-breaking Mirabai Chanu claims India's first gold at Commonwealth Games</a></strong></p>.<p>"It is my first CWG and I feel very happy about the silver and about the Games record as well," Bindyarani said.</p>.<p>Like Chanu, Bindyarani too hails from Manipur. She had won the Commonwealth Championships gold in 2019 before getting a silver in the 2021 edition.</p>.<p>Daughter of a farmer who also owns grocery shop, Bindyarani took up weightlifting due to her short height.</p>.<p>"I was into taekwondo from 2008 to 2012 after that I shifted to weightlifting. I had a height problem so had to shift. Everyone told my height is ideal for weightlifting. So I changed."</p>.<p>Bindyarani was in the bronze medal finish after the snatch section with a personal best of 86kg, behind Olarinoye (92kg) and Fraer (89kg).</p>.<p>The Indian made an unsuccessful second attempt for 115 kg before lifting a kilogram more to elevate her to silver medal position from bronze as Morrow fluffed her final 115kg attempt.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Chanu had provided India its first gold while Sanket Sargar and Gururaja Poojary had clinched silver and bronze medals respectively. </p>