Achinta Sheuli’s gold medal is India’s third in the Commonwealth Games 2022 and the sixth one in total, all coming in from weightlifting.
He lifted 143 kg in a snatch and 170 kg in clean and jerk to top the field ahead of Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Mohammad
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He was born on November 24, 2001, and competes in the 73 kg weight class.
Achinta Sheuli won the Silver Medal at the 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships and is also a Commonwealth Championships Gold Medalist.
Achinta Sheuli, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games had set a Games record of 313 kg and had claimed Gold Medal.
Achinta Sheuli hails from a poor background. He was forced to stitch and embroider to help his family’s income along with his brother after the death of his father.
Achinta Sheuli’s father was a laborer in Howrah town in West Bengal. He took weightlifting inspired by his brother, who would go to a local gym and train his body. The 20-year-old Achinta has a height of 5 feet and 6 inches.