India at CWG 2026: Know Your Athlete - Valluri Ajaya Babu (Weightlifting)
Ajaya Babu will make his Commonwealth Games debut at Glasgow 2026 in the men's 79kg event as reigning Commonwealth champion. His personal best is 335kg (152kg snatch, 183kg clean & jerk), set while winning the 2025 Commonwealth Championships with a record total. A National Games champion and rising Indian weightlifting star, he is among India's strongest medal contenders.
Ajaya Babu will make his Commonwealth Games debut at Glasgow 2026 in the men's 79kg event as reigning Commonwealth champion. His personal best is 335kg (152kg snatch, 183kg clean & jerk), set while winning the 2025 Commonwealth Championships with a record total. A National Games champion and rising Indian weightlifting star, he is among India's strongest medal contenders.
