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Raja Muthupandi won the silver medal in the men's 65kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 held in Glasgow. He achieved a total lift of 286kg across the snatch and clean & jerk events. Despite recovering from an early failed attempt and briefly setting a Commonwealth Games record in the clean & jerk, he finished behind Malaysia's Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamed, who secured the gold with a Games record total of 299kg. Raja's remarkable comeback from a serious elbow injury and years of perseverance made his silver medal a significant achievement, further strengthening India's impressive weightlifting medal tally at the Games.