Twitter Lauds Weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam For Winning Gold At CWG Despite Injury

The Commonwealth Games 2018 is on its third day and weightlifters continue to do India proud. After Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu brought home one gold medal each, Sathish Kumar Sivalingam took the spotlight by bagging another shining gold medallion for our country.

After doing India proud in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Sathish Kumar Sivalingam has done it again! He took part in the Men’s 77 kg category and lifted 317 kg in total, 144 kg in Snatch and 173 kg in Clean-and-jerk.

3rd Gold for India!

Brilliant start to Day 3 at #CWG2018. Congratulations Sathish Kumar on keeping your great track record of being a🥇winner at #CWG! After a Gold in Glasgow in 2014, a Gold in weightlifting at #CWG2018 as well! You have made 🇮🇳 proud. #TOPSAthlete #SAI pic.twitter.com/D2PnDw9HJ8

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) April 7, 2018

While the Twitterati was ecstatic after hearing the news of Sathish’s victory, the congratulations doubled after they got to know that he did so despite suffering from a hamstring injury.

1. The President of India began the proceedings.

Weightlifters continue to make us proud on Day3 at #GC2018. Congratulations to Sathish Kumar Sivalingam for bagging the Gold in Men's 77Kg #PresidentKovind

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 7, 2018

2. From one champ to another.

Congratulations @Sathy732 #SatishSivalingam for adding another gold medal for India #GC2018 #GC2018Weightlifting 👍👍👍

— Mary Kom OLY (@MangteC) April 7, 2018

3. A good start for the day indeed.

And another early morning gift for us, a golden start to the day. Congratulations #SathishSivalingam on our third #GC2018Weightlifting  Gold in Men's 77kg, lifting 317kg. Great effort despite the hamstring injury. His second successive gold after the one in Glasgow. #CWG2018 pic.twitter.com/18vDzPVLtr

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 7, 2018

4. That’s no easy task indeed.

https://twitter.com/MajorPoonia/status/982475023171702784

5. The God of Cricket gave his blessings as well.

Unbelievable victory for #SathishSivalingam. Despite having a hamstring injury going out there and lifting 317kgs is rather courageous. Congratulations on securing a Gold medal for the country.

Glasgow 2014 🥇
Gold Coast 2018 🥇#GC2018 #GC2018Weightlifting pic.twitter.com/BovttpoIin

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 7, 2018

6. Congratulations poured in from everywhere.

3rd Day, 3rd Gold – Congratulations to #SathishSivalingam on winning gold in 77 kg weightlifting category at #GC2018, and becoming the first ever male Indian weightlifter to win Gold in 2 different editions of the Commonwealth Games. The entire Railway family is proud of you. pic.twitter.com/3lIyt80ORD

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 7, 2018

7. That’s true!

https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/982481419783081984

8. The funniest congrats ever.

https://twitter.com/one_by_two/status/982531987704631296

9. It was a nail-biting one.

Congrats #SatishSivalingam. What a performance!! Another GOLD for 🇮🇳 #GC2018Weightlifting @GC2018 @Media_SAI

— Viren Rasquinha (@virenrasquinha) April 7, 2018

10. Compliments from Bollywood.

Our weightlifting 🏋️‍♀️ women and men are stamping their authority at the #CWG2018. So proud of them for bringing home 3 golds,1 silver and 1 bronze so far!
#MirabaiChanu #SanjitaChanu #PGururaja #DeepakLather  #SathishKumarSivalingam pic.twitter.com/aeO0rLoFh5

— Sidharth Malhotra (@SidMalhotra) April 7, 2018

11. That’s a lot coming from an Olympic Gold medalist.

Congratulations to @sathy732 on his gold medal winning performance at @GC2018 this morning, and to his coach Vijay Sharma, & sports science team brought together by @GoSportsVoices who were there for him in his preparations. Fantastic effort to give India its third gold!

— Abhinav A. Bindra OLY (@Abhinav_Bindra) April 7, 2018

Considering Sathish’s injury, lifting those weights at such an important occasion is no easy task. That’s why this champ from Vellore deserves all the praise he’s getting. Additionally, as you read this, India has won its fourth Gold medal thanks to Venkat Rahul Regala, we should prepare to give them a hearty welcome when they come back from Australia. Truly, you all are making us very proud.