Commonwealth Games: Weightlifter P Gururaja opens India's account, wins silver

Weightlifter P Gururaja claimed the first medal for India at the 21st Commonwealth Games(CWG) winning the silver medal in the 56 kg category.

The 25-year-old Indian Air Force employee finished behind Malaysia's three-time Commonwealth Championships medallist Muhammad Izhar Ahmed who broke the CWG record.

The third position was taken by Sri Lanka's Lakmal Chaturanga.

Gururaja was third after thesnatch butpulled off his best lifting 111kg after two good lifts before surviving a few nervous moments in the clean and jerk.

The Indian weightlifter failed in his first two attempts before managing a good lift off his last chance to finish second and claim the silver medal.