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CWG 2022: Kundapur weightlifter Gururaj Poojary wins India's 2nd medal

  •   Sat, Jul 30 2022 06:52:17 PM

Birmingham, Jul 30 (IANS): Weightlifter Gururaj Poojary won the second medal for India at Commonwealth Games 2022 after he bagged a bronze medal in the men's 61kg event, here on Saturday July 30. 

Poojary successfully pulled off a combined lift of 269kg, (118kg in snatch and 151kg in clean and jerk) to claim a podium finish at Birmingham 2022. This was also his second straight CWG medal after he won the men's 56kg silver medal at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia.

Gururaj Poojary hails from Jeddu in Chittur gram panchayat of Kundapur. Gururaj, son of Mahabala Poojary and Paddu Poojary couple living at Jeddu village.

 

 

 

 

 
  

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  • Norbert Dsilva, Nash ik, Basrur Kundapur

    Sun, Jul 31 2022

    Congratulations dear Gururaj!!!!Great show, you made India proud. Kundpra power

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  • Evans C Sumitra, Udupi/New York, USA.

    Sun, Jul 31 2022

    Congrarulations to Gururaj Poojari. You have made us proud. Wish you win more medals.

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  • Pradeep kumar, Mangalore/ shj

    Sat, Jul 30 2022

    Congratulations well done. Be proud us special Karnataka coastal region.

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  • Sense_shetty, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 30 2022

    Great Job! Congratulations ..Making India Proud

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  • Ben D'Souza Prabhu, Mangalore, Bombay Bandra now in Canada

    Sat, Jul 30 2022

    My dear Loving Gururaj Poojary, I salute you ! You have done a Great Feat for all of us here ! Keep your Status that Way as long as possible ! THANK YOU VERY MUCH INDEED !!!

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  • Cynthia, Dk

    Sat, Jul 30 2022

    My dear and near loving, caring and thanking soza Ben....i am eagerly awaiting to salute you ...Please start lifting the weight and daiji will publish your performance....Thank you Almighty, for the beautiful gift of Ben...Soz to us....Really god thank you very much indeed...

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  • Rajesh G, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 30 2022

    Hearty Congratulations!!! May your performance inspire many more youngsters from our twin districts. Proud of you Sir. Hats off.

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  • Shivraj, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 30 2022

    A big congratulations to MR Gururaj .. All efforts have paid off .. great news ... South Canara .. later Dakshina Kannada .. Had pioneers in sports .. studies .. law .. setting up banks ....Great Education institutions ..hospitals....industrialists .. Students hostels For students from far and wide who got opportunities to study and be in sports .. extra curricular..activities.. in places like mangalore.. All This was by Pioneers from various communities.. caste etc All had sense of belonging .. With divisive card set in we are loosing focus .. There needs to be a movement to nullify all divisive politics.. Incompetent ..good for nothing characters .. have options to becoming Leaders and in becoming a Hero in divisive politics....

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  • Fredrick Sequeira, Kallianpur

    Sat, Jul 30 2022

    In between the the uncomfortable sorry news items for the last two days , a soothing item of comforting news. CONGRATULATIONS MR.GURURAJ . You have enhanced the prestige of India nay the Coastal Belt. May you achieve more laurels in the furure years.

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