Who won the silver medal in the men's 79 kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026?

India's Ajay Babu won the silver medal in the men's 79 kg weightlifting event by lifting 330 kg, while Malaysia's Ari Hidayat Muhammad won the gold medal with 331 kg at the 2026 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland. Ajay Babu, a resident of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, is the gold medalist of the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships and his silver medal takes India's total to six medals in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2026.