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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian weightlifter (born 1997)}}<br />
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| fullname = Ajay Singh Shekhawat<br />
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{{MedalGold|[[2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships|2019 Apia]]|81 kg}}<br />
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{{MedalGold|[[2015 Commonwealth Junior Weightlifting Championships|2015 Houston]]|77 kg}}<br />
{{MedalGold|[[2026 Commonwealth Junior Weightlifting Championships|2016 Penang]]|77 kg}}<br />
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{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships|2017 Kathmandu]]|77 kg}}<br />
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'''Ajay Singh''' (born 17 April 1997) is an Indian [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] who competes in the 81&nbsp;kg weight class. He is a two-time Commonwealth Championships gold medalist.<ref name="profile" /><ref name="Info">{{cite news |title=Achinta Sheuli stitches a new life on the weightlifting platform |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/commonwealth-weightlifting-championships-ajay-singh-wins-gold-qualifies-for-birmingham-2022/articleshow/88254125.cms |access-date=31 July 2022 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=31 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Singh lifted a total of 322&nbsp;kg and also set a national record in Snatch round of 146&nbsp;kg in [[2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships|2021 Tashkent]].<ref name="Info" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Gold for Egypt and First World Records – Day 6 at the IWF World Championships and Commonwealth Championships |url=https://iwf.sport/2021/12/12/gold-for-egypt-and-first-world-records-day-6-at-the-iwf-world-championships-and-commonwealth-championships/ |publisher=[[International Weightlifting Federation|IWF]] |access-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212215050/https://iwf.sport/2021/12/12/gold-for-egypt-and-first-world-records-day-6-at-the-iwf-world-championships-and-commonwealth-championships/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter |archive-date=12 December 2021 |date=12 December 2021}}</ref><br />
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In 2023, he won the gold medal in the men's 81 kg category at the 2023 [[Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships]] held at Noida.<ref>{{cite news |title=Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023: India finish with 20 medals - full list of winners |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/commonwealth-weightlifting-championships-2023-india-results-medal-winners |publisher=olympics.com |date=16 July 2023 |access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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