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England's Chris Murray in action during the Mens 81kg Weightlifting Competition at The NEC on day four of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Picture date: Monday August 1, 2022.
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ENGLAND’S Chris Murray won weightlifting gold in the men’s 81kg weightlifting final in Birmingham today, after Australia’s Kyle Bruce and Canadian Nicolas Vachon failed to overtake him in dramatic circumstances.
Murray led at the halfway point after completing a 144kg snatch, with Bruce, his, closest challenger, trying and failing twice to lift 147kg.
The flawless four-time British champion lifted 181kg in the clear and jerk and his new Games record of 325kg proved a winning total.
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