sanket sargar: CWG silver medallist Sanket Sargar undergoes elbow surgery, Ministry sanctions Rs 30 lakh for treatment

Weightlifter Sanket Sargar, who opened the medal account for India at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, suffered an elbow injury on Sunday and the Sports Ministry approved Rs 30 lakh for the surgery. The 21-year-old injured his right elbow while attempting to lift 139kg in his second clean and jerk attempt on his way to his maiden Commonwealth Games silver medal in the 55kg category.

The ministry said, “He was given immediate medical aid and doctors in the UK advised him for surgery. The Indian government decided to bear the cost of the young athlete’s surgery and today approved the full cost of the operation at Rs 30 lakh, The ministry said. a release.

“The athlete is now stable and recovering in a UK hospital.”

Sanket managed a total of 248 kg (113 kg + 135 kg) to win the gold medal, just one kg behind Malaysia’s Mohamed Anik, who broke a Games record in clean and jerk.

Olympic silver medalist and Commonwealth Games gold-winning weightlifter Mirabai Chanu thanked the government and the weightlifting federation for the support extended to Sanket.

“I would like to thank Government @Media_SAI, TOPS for conducting elbow surgery for our silver medalist Sanket Sargar in London. He got injured during his competition at CWG. At the request of the Weightlifting Federation, the government immediately funded Released and received. She has undergone surgery,” Mirabai wrote in a tweet on Sunday.

Originally published at Pen 18