<p>India's Sudhir claimed the gold medal in men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Sudhir, an Asian Para Games bronze medallist, lifted 208kg in his first attempt before increasing it to 212kg in his second effort to gather 134.5 points and break the Games record.</p>.<p><strong>Also Watch—<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/video/sports/other-sports/cwg-2022-indias-sreeshankar-murali-clinches-historic-silver-medal-in-mens-long-jump-1133267.html">CWG 2022: India's Sreeshankar Murali clinches historic silver medal in Men's Long Jump</a></strong></p>.<p>The 27-year-old Sudhir, who has an impairment due to the effects of polio, thus opened India's para sports medal account in the ongoing CWG.</p>.<p>Ikechukwu Christian Obichukwu won the silver with 133.6 points, while Micky Yule bagged the bronze with 130.9 points.</p>.<p>Sudhir had won a bronze in men's upto 88kg with a best lift of 214kg at the World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championship in South Korea in June.</p>.<p>Sudhir, who had started powerlifting in 2013 in Sonipat, has also qualified for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, which was postponed to next year.</p>
<p>India's Sudhir claimed the gold medal in men's heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Sudhir, an Asian Para Games bronze medallist, lifted 208kg in his first attempt before increasing it to 212kg in his second effort to gather 134.5 points and break the Games record.</p>.<p><strong>Also Watch—<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/video/sports/other-sports/cwg-2022-indias-sreeshankar-murali-clinches-historic-silver-medal-in-mens-long-jump-1133267.html">CWG 2022: India's Sreeshankar Murali clinches historic silver medal in Men's Long Jump</a></strong></p>.<p>The 27-year-old Sudhir, who has an impairment due to the effects of polio, thus opened India's para sports medal account in the ongoing CWG.</p>.<p>Ikechukwu Christian Obichukwu won the silver with 133.6 points, while Micky Yule bagged the bronze with 130.9 points.</p>.<p>Sudhir had won a bronze in men's upto 88kg with a best lift of 214kg at the World Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championship in South Korea in June.</p>.<p>Sudhir, who had started powerlifting in 2013 in Sonipat, has also qualified for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games, which was postponed to next year.</p>