Weightlifting, Men's 60Kg Final: Rishikanta opens India's medal tally in weightlifting with a silver

The 28-year-old had a comparatively disappointing outing in Clean & Jerk, which cost him the gold medal as he could only lift 143 Kg (9 Kg less than his PB in 60Kg).

He finished with a total of 264 Kg (121 Snatch + 143 C&J) to win the silver medal in men's 60Kg behind Paris Olympics finalist Aniq Kasdan of Malaysia, who lifted 273 Kg.