Asian Games 2026: Harjinder 9th as India's weightlifting campaign ends with Mirabai's only medal

Harjinder Kaur finished a disappointing ninth in the women's 69kg event as India's weightlifting campaign at the 2026 Asian Games came to an end on Sunday.

Kaur, a two-time Commonwealth Games medallist, had a combined effort of 204kg, lifting 94kg in the snatch and 110kg in the clean and jerk.

The 29-year-old from Punjab failed two of her three snatch attempts to fall out of medal contention early on in a 10-lifter field.

Kaur attempted just one lift in the clean and jerk, finishing with a total that was a whopping 69kg less than that of gold medallist Song Kuk-hyang of North Korea.

Two-time world champions Song, who was in her own league lifted 273kg (121kg+152kg), smashing the world records in the snatch, clean and jerk and total en route to her gold-medal finish.

Chinese Taipei's Wen-huei Chen clinched the silver with an effort of 232kg (106kg+126kg), while Bahrain's Ingrid Grueso's 229kg (101kg+128kg) fetched her the bronze.

India thus finished with one medal in weightlifting, a silver won by star lifter Mirabai Chanu in the women's 49kg event.

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