Ahmedabad, August 26, 2025: The second day of the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships brought resounding success and multiple record- breaking performances for Indian weightlifters. India’s rising star Koyel Bar etched her name in history by setting new Youth World Records and Commonwealth Records in the 53 kg weight category.
Youth Girls – 53 kg Category
- Gold: Koyel Bar (India) – Snatch: 85 kg | Clean & Jerk: 107 kg | Total: 192 kg
Records broken:
- 1 New World Record (Total: 192 kg)
- Equalled the World Record in Snatch (85 kg)
- Youth CW Women 53 kg Snatch: Standard 74 kg → Koyel Bar [IND] – 85 kg
- Youth CW Women 53 kg Clean & Jerk: Standard 93 kg → Koyel Bar [IND] – 107 kg
- Youth CW Women 53 kg Total: Standard 167 kg → Koyel Bar [IND] – 192 kg
Junior Women – 53 kg Category
- Gold: Koyel Bar (India) – Snatch: 85 kg | Clean & Jerk: 107 kg | Total: 192 kg
- Silver: Chloe Perkins (Australia) – Snatch: 73 kg | Clean & Jerk: 91 kg | Total: 164 kg
- Bronze: Laksarani R. Schini Rajika (Sri Lanka) – Snatch: 64 kg | Clean & Jerk:
82 kg | Total: 146 kg
Records broken:
- Junior CW Women 53 kg Snatch: Standard 81 kg → Koyel Bar [IND] – 85 kg
- Junior CW Women 53 kg Clean & Jerk: Standard 102 kg → Koyel Bar [IND] – 107 kg
- Junior CW Women 53 kg Total: Standard 183 kg → Koyel Bar [IND] – 192 kg
Senior Women – 53 kg Category
- Gold: Omolola Onome Didih (Nigeria) – Snatch: 90 kg | Clean & Jerk: 107 kg
| Total: 197 kg
- Silver: Sneha Soren (India) – Snatch: 81 kg | Clean & Jerk: 104 kg | Total: 185 kg
- Bronze: Brenna Kean (Australia) – Snatch: 72 kg | Clean & Jerk: 98 kg | Total: 170 kg
Records broken:
- Senior CW Women 53 kg Snatch: Standard 86 kg → Omolola Onome Didih [NGR] – 90 kg
- Senior CW Women 53 kg Total: Standard 193 kg → Omolola Onome Didih [NGR] – 197 kg
The outstanding performance of Koyel Bar, whose total (192 kg) in the youth and junior sections surpasses that of India’s senior lifter, is a remarkable sign for the future of Indian weightlifting. Her record-shattering lifts reflect not only her immense potential but also India’s growing strength in the sport on the world stage.
Youth Boys – 65 kg Category
- Gold: Anik Modi (India) – Snatch: 103 kg | Clean & Jerk: 135 kg | Total: 238
- Silver: Venura Kariyawasam Bivithanthri (Sri Lanka) – Snatch: 90 kg | Clean
& Jerk: 135 kg | Total: 225 kg.
- Bronze: Tyrell Mitchell STEWART (South Africa) – Snatch: 75 kg | Clean & Jerk: 94 kg | Total: 169
Junior Men – 65 kg Category
- Gold: YASH KHANDAGALE (India) – Snatch: 123 kg | Clean & Jerk: 150 kg |
Total: 273 kg.
- Silver: Anosh Ashen Sachinthana Karunarathne (Sri Lanka) – Snatch: 94 kg
| Clean & Jerk: 125 kg | Total: 219 kg.
Bronze: Thapelo Moss Malatji (South Africa) – Snatch: 85 kg | Clean & Jerk: 114 kg
| Total: 199 kg.
NEW RECORDS BROKEN
JUNIOR CW MEN 65 kg SNATCH : Yash Khandagale [IND] 122 —> YASH KHANDAGALE [IND] 123
JUNIOR CW MEN 65 kg TOTAL : Yash Khandagale [IND] 270 —> YASH KHANDAGALE [IND] 273
Senior Men – 65 kg Category
- Gold: MUHAMAD AZNIL BIN BIDIN (Malaysia) – Snatch: 125 kg | Clean & Jerk: 172 kg | Total: 297 kg.
- Silver: RAJA MUTHUPANDI (India) – Snatch: 128 kg | Clean & Jerk: 168 kg |
Total: 296 kg.
- Bronze: Morea BARU (Papua New Guinea) – Snatch: 127 kg | Clean & Jerk:
165 kg | Total: 292 kg.
NEW RECORDS BROKEN
- SENIOR CW MEN 65 kg CLEAN&JERK : Standard [-] 157 —> Morea BARU [PNG] 165
- SENIOR CW MEN 65 kg CLEAN&JERK : Standard [-] 157 —> RAJA MUTHUPANDI [IND] 168
- SENIOR CW MEN 65 kg CLEAN&JERK : Standard [-] 157 —> MUHAMAD AZNIL BIN BIDIN [MAS] 172
- SENIOR CW MEN 65 kg TOTAL : Standard [-] 284 —> Morea BARU [PNG] 292
- SENIOR CW MEN 65 kg TOTAL : Standard [-] 284 —> RAJA MUTHUPANDI [IND] 296
- SENIOR CW MEN 65 kg TOTAL : Standard [-] 284 —> MUHAMAD AZNIL BIN BIDIN [MAS] 297
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Sahdev Yadav President
Indian Weightlifting Federation
