What is the new Commonwealth Games record for total lift in the 60kg category?

Question

Accepted Answer

The new Commonwealth Games record for the men’s 60kg total lift is 273kg.

Mohamad Aniq Kasdan set the new mark with a combined lift of 273kg in Glasgow 2026, winning Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Games. His winning total came from 121kg in the snatch and 152kg in the clean and jerk, and both the clean and jerk and total lifts were new Games records.
He won the title in the men’s 60kg category
Mohamad Aniq took gold at the Scottish Event Campus Armadillo in Glasgow on July 26. He finished ahead of Rishikanta Singh Chanambam, who lifted 264kg, while Kenya’s Joshua Amunga Mboya took bronze with 260kg.
The record total was made up of two lifts
His 273kg total was built from a 121kg snatch and a 152kg clean and jerk. The clean and jerk mark was also a new Games record, alongside the total lift.
The win gave Malaysia its first gold in Glasgow 2026
The victory opened Malaysia’s gold-medal account at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. It also added to the bronze already won by para powerlifting ace Bonnie Bunyau Gustin.
He was already the defending Commonwealth Games champion
Mohamad Aniq entered Glasgow as the defending champion after winning the men’s 55kg category at Birmingham 2022 with a 249kg total. At Birmingham, he lifted 107kg in the snatch and 142kg in the clean and jerk, which was also a Games record.

Reading history

Hide →

This history is cleared when the page is closed.

What is the new Commonwealth Games record for total lift in the 60kg category?

Loading

Was this article helpful?

Helpful

Not helpful

Report an issue

1

0

0

Share with friends