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'''Ragala Venkat Rahul''' (born 16 March 1997) is an | '''Ragala Venkat Rahul''' (born 16 March 1997) is an Indian [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] who won gold medal in the [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg|men's 85 kg]] weight class at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], Australia. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
At the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Nanjing]], he won the silver medal in the 77 kg category. This was India's first ever medal in weightlifting at the Youth Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ragala Venkat Rahul bags silver in Youth Olympic Games|url=https://deccanchronicle.com/140822/sports-other-sports/article/ragala-venkat-rahul-bags-silver-youth-olympic-games|accessdate=7 April 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=22 August 2014}}</ref> | At the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Nanjing]], he won the silver medal in the 77 kg category. This was India's first ever medal in weightlifting at the Youth Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ragala Venkat Rahul bags silver in Youth Olympic Games|url=https://deccanchronicle.com/140822/sports-other-sports/article/ragala-venkat-rahul-bags-silver-youth-olympic-games|accessdate=7 April 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=22 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
He won a gold medal in the [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg|men's 85 kg]] weight class at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], Australia. He lifted a total of 338 kg - 151 kg in snatch and 187 kg in clean and jerk. It was the fourth gold medal for India in weightlifting at the Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-weightlifter-rv-rahul-wins-fourth-gold-for-india/articleshow/63656690.cms |title=CWG 2018: Weightlifter RV Rahul wins fourth gold for India |publisher=Times of India |date=7 April 2018 |accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref> | He won a gold medal in the [[Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 85 kg|men's 85 kg]] weight class at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], Australia. He lifted a total of 338 kg - 151 kg in snatch and 187 kg in clean and jerk. It was the fourth gold medal for India in weightlifting at the Games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/commonwealth-games/cwg-2018-weightlifter-rv-rahul-wins-fourth-gold-for-india/articleshow/63656690.cms |title=CWG 2018: Weightlifter RV Rahul wins fourth gold for India |publisher=Times of India |date=7 April 2018 |accessdate=7 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]] | [[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India]] | ||
[[Category:Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | [[Category:Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] | ||
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