CWG 2018: 4th gold for India as Rahul Ragala gets medal in weightlifting

With the comfortable win of Indian badminton players Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth, India secured a place in semis of mixed teams

Venkat Rahul Ragala became the fourth Indian weightlifter to claim a gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, coming out trumps in a tense contest here today.

The 21-year-old Rahul, who is a Commonwealth Championships gold-medallist, lifted a total of 338kg (151kg+187kg) to finish on top.

Earlier, Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu had won a gold medal each in the 48kg and 53 kg weightlifting categories, respectively. 

In badminton, with the comfortable wins of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth, India secured a place in semi-finals of mixed-team badminton events. India beat Mauritius by