Commonwealth Games 2026: Bindyarani Devi wins women's 58kg bronze

India's Bindyarani Devi clinched the women's 58kg weightlifting bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games at the SEC Armadillo on Monday.

Bindyarani lifted a total of 199kg to finish third on the podium behind Nigeria's Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (229kg) and Canada's Ann Sophie Taschereau (215kg).

The Indian lifted a best of 87kg in snatch and 112kg in clean and jerk to win what is her second consecutive Commonwealth Games medal.

Bindyarani had won a silver medal in women's 55kg at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham four years ago.

The 27-year-old from Manipur started her campaign with a 83kg lift in snatch, before successfully lifting 85kg in her second attempt. She then eventually lifted 87kg for a flawless start to the competition.

It is, however, the clean and jerk where Bindyarani struggled. 

She seemed to have lifted 110kg successfully but replays showed that she had bent her arm more than allowed, which led to it been recorded as a no lift.

Under pressure, Bindyarani returned to the platform to lift 112kg in her second attempt, unbothered by what had transpired just minutes earlier.

With a clam head over her shoulder, she lifted it cleanly to head into the silver medal position.

She dropped her third and final attempt of 116kg to finish her campaign with a bronze medal.

Bindyarani's medal marks the fifth weightlifting medal for India in as many events.