Achinta Sheuli  Indian weightlifter in the men's 73kg

Achinta Sheuli added to India's remarkable show in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022 by winning a gold medal

the country's third - in the men's 73kg final. Achinta lifted a highest of 143kg in snatch - which is a Games record

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Having taken up weightlifting in 2011 after getting inspired by his brother, also a former weightlifter,

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Achinta had been a silver medallist at the Commonwealth Youth Championship in 2015

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won another silver at the 2018 Asian Youth Championship to go with a gold at the Commonwealth Senior and Junior Championship in 2019

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It was in 2015 that Achinta joined Army Sports Institute and continued to excel in weightlifting

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