Pardeep Singh News
Twenty-three-year-old Pardeep Singh's weightlifting career began in a government school in Jalandhar's Manki village. After being advised to train with a teacher, Singh slowly picked up the ropes of the sport.
On Day 5 of Commonwealth Games, Indian weightlifter Pardeep Singh won India's first medal – a silver in the men's 105 kg event. In a close contest with Samoa's Sanele Mao, Singh almost got the gold but settled for the silver.
On the final day of the competition yesterday, Pardeep Singh qualified for next year's Commonwealth Games with a gold medal.
A 25-year-old Indian taxi driver in Australia has been assaulted and knocked unconscious by two passengers, including a woman, who yelled racial slurs at him, a media report said on Monday.
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