New Delhi: Women weightlifters gave India its first medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Soniya Chanu winning a silver and Sandhya Rani Devi the bronze in the 48kg category here Monday.
The table tennis women's team began on a winning note and there was mixed luck in tennis while the swimmers crashed out.
Chanu had a total lift of 165 kg. She lifted 73 kg in snatch and 94kg in the clean and jerk section.
Sandhya Rani had a total lift of 165kg (snatch 70kg, clean and jerk 95 kg).
In Image: Nigeria's gold medal winner Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo (C), flanked by India's silver medal winner Soniya Chanu Ngangbam (L) and bronze winner Sandhya Rani Devi Atom (R) pose at the podium