Respect- Rajinder Singh Rahelu affected with polio won Medal



Indian powerlifters Rajinder Rahelu and Sakina Khatun clinched a silver and bronze medal, respectively, in men's heavyweight and women's lightweight (upto 61 kg) powerlifting competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Saturday.

Rahelu, whose legs were affected with polio, won the silver medal in the men's heavyweight category at the Clyde Auditorium. Rahelu picked up a total of 180.5 kg to get the silver while Nigerian Abdulazeez Ibrahim clinched the gold with a lift of 197 kg.

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