Ajaya Babu wins silver in 79kg weightlifting at CWG 2026

Valluri Ajaya Babu from India won a silver medal in the men’s 79kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

He lifted a total of 330kg, which included a Games record snatch of 149kg and a clean and jerk of 181kg.

Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad won the gold medal with a total lift of 331kg, also a Games record.

England’s Chris Murray won the bronze medal with a total lift of 325kg.

This was India’s sixth medal in weightlifting at the Games.

Ajaya Babu had previously won gold at the 2025 Commonwealth Championships.