NEW DELHI:
Sathish Sivalingam bagged the Times of India Sorts Awards (TOISA) Weightlifter of the Year award in the male category for the second time.
Elated after receiving the prestigious award, the star weightlifter said: “I am really privileged and honoured to receive this award. I am heartily thankful to Times of India for giving me this award. This is my second TOISA award. I am thankful to my federation and fans for supporting me".
Sathish had won gold medals in his back-to-back Commonwealth Games appearances - in 2014 in Glasgow and 2018 in the Gold Coast. He claimed the top honours in 77kg category in both editions.
At the 2018 CWG, the 27-year-old lifted 144 kg in snatch and 173 kg in clean and jerk.
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