Commonwealth Games 2018 Live Updates: Weightlifting 62 Kg Men's Finals: Muthupandi Raja fighting for a medal

Muthupandi Raja is set to come get his event underway in a short while

Updated: 05 April 2018 16:41 IST - Published: 05 April 2018 14:03 IST

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Final standings:
Gold- Bidin (MAL)
Silver- Baru (PNG)
Bronze- Talib (PAK)

BIDIN gets gold

BARU secures silver

Here is the competitor. Baru is out. His final attempt. Can he lift it? NO, HE CAN'T. Bidin gets the gold

Bidin attempting his second lift. HE LIFTS IT!!!! will this get him the gold?

Talib gets the bronze medal

Wiraj out for his final attempt now. Currently on 279kg. He cannot lift anymore. He is out of the competition.

Wiraj up next. Drops the weight immediately. One more attempt left for him

Guaranteed medal finish for Baru

Baru straight back out after a disappointing first attempt. Lifts it this time

Papua New Guinea's Baru is back. He will try to get into one of the medal positions. Not his best try as he drops on his back immediately.

Bidin out now. He lifts it with such ease. 158 was the weight. He moves on to the first position.

Muthupandi currently is in the third place. Agoro will try and displace him from there. He lifts 156kg easily, moving on to the bronze medal place

Sri-Lankan Wiraj is back out for his first attempt. He lifts 155kg on his first try and moves on a total of 279kg.

Talib out for his final try meanwhile. He is miles ahead of the competition so far. Attempting 153 kg, this will take him to a total of 285kg. Will he do it though? He can't do it. He will stay on 283kg after 6 attempts.

Agboro is out next. 151 kg is the weight on the bar. Lifts it easily, and moves on to a total of 263 kg. His third try is coming up.

Talib is back out for his second attempt. Lifts 151kg with ease.
283 kg is his total. Talib moves on to the top.

Four more athletes to go

Muthupandi lifts 150kg and he moves into the lead with a total of 266 kg

Matam Matam, the Cameronian is back. He commits a huge blunder and is out of the competition.

He is out of the competition with a score of 255kg

Qaqa is back out for his final attempt. 149kg the weight remains. Can he do it? He can't

Qaqa is back out for his second attempt-149kg. Just picks it up. Great strength and determination from the Fijian but he is unable to lift the weight

Muthupandi out next. He will attempt to lift 148kg. 5kg more than his last attempt. Gets it up but drops it, unfortunately.