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Lifter Asdullah claims silver
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March 19, 2006 13:17 IST

India's Mohammed Zakir Asdullah won the silver in the men's 77 kg weightlifting event at the 18th Commonwealth Games in Melbourne on Sunday.

Asdullah lifted an overall 308 kg which was just one kg less than the effort of Majeti Fetrie, who claimed the first ever Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medal for Ghana.

Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan of Pakistan took the bronze with 299 kg.


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