Men's 65 kg, July 2026
Muthupandi Raja
Muthupandi Raja is a weightlifter, born in 2000. The results below cover 13 competitions from 2016 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 65 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 299 kg
- Best snatch
- 130 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 169 kg
Muthupandi Raja's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 56 kg in 2016, 62 kg from 2017 to 2018, 61 kg in 2019, 65 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (62 kg to 61 kg) and again in June 2025 (61 kg to 65 kg).
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 65 kg, total 286 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 kg2025 to 2026 | 130 | 169 | 299 |
| 61 kg2019 | 120 | 148 | 265 |
| 62 kg2017 to 2018 | 116 | 150 | 266 |
| 56 kg2016 | 100 | 133 | 233 |
Muthupandi Raja by the numbers
Muthupandi Raja's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 441.7
- From 299 kg at 64.83 kg bodyweight, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 14th of 99
- 299 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 65 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 77%
- At the best total, 130 kg of 169 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2025, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 12 of 13
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often Muthupandi Raja makes each attempt
Muthupandi Raja made 51% of snatch attempts and 56% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Muthupandi Raja head to head
The lifters Muthupandi Raja has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Muthupandi Raja ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Muhamad Aznil Bidin |
5 | 0 | 5 |
| Favour Omovigho Agboro | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Morea Baru |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nashrul Bin Haji Abu Bakar | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sandu Duthshan Jayawardhana A Krunarathna C | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Waleed Abdel Jabar Ahmad Lafee | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Muthupandi Raja's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total. A row that names two events was one competition scored for both; its places can differ because each ranks its own field.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 2 | 286 | 65 kg | 64.85 | 126 | 160 | ||||
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 7 | 293 | 65 kg | 64.89 | 126 | 129 | 164 | |||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 9 | 299 | 65 kg | 64.83 | 130 | 163 | 169 | |||
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 2 | 296 | 65 kg | 64.97 | 128 | 163 | 168 | |||
| 2019 Commonwealth Junior Championships 9 Jul 2019 Also the 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championships | - | - | 61 kg | 60.85 | 116 | 120 | ||||
| 2019 Asian Championships 18 Apr 2019 | 13 | 265 | 61 kg | 60.94 | 113 | 117 | 148 | |||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 6 | 266 | 62 kg | 61.96 | 113 | 116 | 143 | 150 | ||
| 2017 Commonwealth Junior Championships 3 Sep 2017 Also the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Championships, place 1 | 2 | 260 | 62 kg | 61.81 | 110 | 142 | 147 | 150 | ||
| 2017 Asian Junior Championships 21 Jul 2017 | 6 | 259 | 62 kg | 61.84 | 107 | 111 | 141 | 145 | 148 | |
| 2017 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 3 Apr 2017 | 12 | 244 | 62 kg | 61.47 | 106 | 138 | ||||
| 2016 Asian Junior Championships 8 Nov 2016 Also the 2016 Asian Youth Championships, place 3 | 12 | 225 | 56 kg | 55.8 | 95 | 125 | 130 | |||
| 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships 25 Oct 2016 Also the 2016 Senior Commonwealth Championships, place 5 | 2 | 233 | 56 kg | 55.93 | 96 | 100 | 126 | 133 | ||
| 2016 Youth World Weightlifting Championships 19 Oct 2016 | 3 | 233 | 56 kg | 55.93 | 96 | 100 | 126 | 133 |
Compare Muthupandi Raja
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Muthupandi Raja met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.