Muthupandi Takes Silver in Glasgow as Bidin Sets 299kg Record

A 13kg margin separated India’s third weightlifting medal from gold after a rebuilt right elbow held up under 127kg.

Muhamad Aznil Bidin lifted 299kg to set a new Commonwealth Games record and claim gold in the men’s 65kg category on Saturday, establishing a standard that Raja Muthupandi could not match but did not need to chase for silver. The Malaysian lifter’s combined total created a 13kg gap at the top of the podium in Glasgow, yet the defining sequence for India came earlier when Muthupandi successfully snatched 127kg on a right elbow that required surgical reconstruction seven years ago [2][3]. That single lift validated a rehabilitation process that began with a ligament tear during the snatch at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships and extended through an absence from international competition long enough to erase his previous ranking entirely [6].

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