Commonwealth Games: Silver hero Harjinder’s mum is unhappy!

Harjinder Kaur with her silver medal on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur revealed she shared the joy of winning a silver medal in the women's 69kg event at the Commonwealth Games with her mother, who was a little upset with her due to being away for competitions.

Harjinder, who added another medal to the country's tally at the Commonwealth Games, clinching the silver medal in the women's 69kg weightlifting competition, said she reaches out to her mother immediately after winning any major event.

"I usually call my mother first whenever I win a medal, and today was no different - I spoke to her briefly right after my event as she was a little upset with me for being away at competitions for so long," Harjinder told IANS.

The 29-year-old weightlifter finished with a combined lift of 227kg (101kg snatch + 126kg clean and jerk). She stayed in medal contention throughout the competition and sealed second place with a successful 126kg lift in her final clean and jerk attempt to secure her second successive Commonwealth Games medal.

Reflecting on her performance, the weightlifter admitted that while she had achieved higher numbers during training sessions, she was pleased with her consistency on the big stage.

"I am happy with my silver medal. I have achieved better clean and jerk lifts during my training, but I am satisfied that all six of my lifts were valid," she said.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, teenage lifter Sanjana bowed out of the women's 77kg competition without registering a successful lift in the snatch phase.

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Total lift by Harjinder Kaur in the women's 69kg category (101kg snatch + 126kg clean and jerk) - a personal best

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