“I heard a snap-like sound during the second attempt in clean and jerk and dropped the weights. After that my coach had a look at my arm, there was a lot of pain but I had to make the third attempt. I tried to secure the gold, but I could not do it,” Sargar told reporters after the event
Sanket Mahadev Sargar poses with his silver medal. Pic/PTI
Weightlifter Sanket Mahadev Sargar from Maharashtra’s Sangli district was not happy with his performance.
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“I heard a snap-like sound during the second attempt in clean and jerk and dropped the weights. After that my coach had a look at my arm, there was a lot of pain but I had to make the third attempt. I tried to secure the gold, but I could not do it,” Sargar told reporters after the event.
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“I am very disappointed and angry as I lost the gold medal. I had prepared and worked so hard for the gold medal but unfortunately, this injury prevented me from claiming gold,” Sargar added.
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