India's weightlifting campaign at the Rio Olympics ended in disappointment, with Sathish Kumar Sivalingam finishing fourth in the men's 77kg Group B category on Wednesday.
The National record holder lifted 148kg in snatch and 181kg in clean and jerk for a total of 329kg in the six-man competition.
Sivalingam, who won gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, holds the Indian record of 336kg (149+187) in the men's 77kg.
Group B is meant for lower-ranked competitors who have registered lower entry weights. By finishing fourth even in this category, Sivalingam has no chance to be on the podium.
Group A of the same event has higher-ranked lifters who have registered with higher entry weights.
Colombia's Caicedo Andres Mauricio took the top spot with a total lift of 346kg (155+191) while Mata Andres Eduardo of Spain and Nico Mueller of Germany were second and third with total lifts of 343kg (153+190) and 332kg (151+181) in the Group B event.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, the other Indian lifter at the Games, had failed to even lift her entry weight of 104kg in clean and jerk. She end up as ‘DNF (Did Not Finished)’ in her 48kg category.
