Weightlifter Nooh wins bronze medal for Pakistan at CWG18

Pakistani weightlifter Nooh Dastagir Butt has won a bronze medal for Pakistan in the +105kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games on Monday.

Twenty-year-old Nooh, who last year won the silver medal in Commonwealth weightlifting championship, lifted an overall 395kg to win the medal for the country.

After lifting 173kg in snatch, he successfully lifted 222kg in his first attempt of clean and jerk to confirm his medal. In an attempt to turn it into a gold, Nooh attempted 228kg in 2nd and 231kg in third attempt but couldn’t do it successfully.

Video; Pakistan’s Nooh Butt in action during during #GC2018Weightlifting competition, he won the Bronze medal for Pakistan today. pic.twitter.com/5L8vjHaXqE

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Meanwhile, Pakistan is also banking on a medal in shooting, after Usman Chand scored an impressive 49 playing two rounds on day one (Sunday) of the men’s Skeet category to keep himself placed 5th.

He has to play three more rounds on day two of championship on Monday, and if he manages to remain among the top six then he will play the final round with very good chances of winning a medal for his country.