CWG: Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur wins silver medal

Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur won the silver medal in the men's 85kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow Monday

Glasgow: Indian weightlifter Vikas Thakur won the silver medal in the men's 85kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games here Monday.

The gold was clinched by Richard Patterson of New Zealand with a lift of 335kg -- 151kg in snatch and 184 in clean and jerk.

Vikas Thakur. Pic/ AFP

The 21-year-old Vikas lifted a total of 333kg - 150kg in snatch and 183 in clean and jerk.

Both Vikas and Canada's Pascal Plamondon were tied on 333kg but Vikas won the silver on the account of lesser body weight. Plamondon also lifted 150kg in snatch and 183kg in clean and jerk.

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