Why Punam Yadav was disqualified

Bent elbows and premature drops of the bar. What a day of frustration for Punam Yadav, who seemed to have the silver medal in her grasp.

There was a lot of confusion as two-time CWG medallist Punam Yadav failed to lift a single Clean & Jerk attempt in the final of women's 76kg weight division.

Here's how things unfolded:#CommonwealthGames2022 https://t.co/caA5wBFZeu
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Update: 2022-08-02 10:40 GMT

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