KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has congratulated national weightlifter Mohamad Aniq Kasdan on delivering the first 2026 Commonwealth Games gold medal for Malaysia.
Anwar said the entire country was proud of the 24-year-old's achievement that brought glory to Malaysia at the international level.
"May this meaningful moment inspire our athletes at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to continue to pursue success and bring home more medals. The entire country's prayers are with you all," he said on social media on Sunday (July 26).
Mohamad Aniq won the gold medal in the men's 60kg weightlifting event at Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Armadillo in Glasgow, Scotland today with a combined lift of 273kg-121kg in the snatch and 152kg in the clean and jerk – setting a new Games record.
He beat silver medalist Rishikanta Singh Chanambam of India, who lifted 264kg and Joshua Amunga Mboya of Kenya, who secured the bronze with a lift of 260kg. – Bernama
