Men's 79 kg, July 2026

Valluri Ajaya Babu

Valluri Ajaya Babu is a weightlifter. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2022 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Best total
335 kg
Best snatch
152 kg
Best clean and jerk
183 kg
Career

Valluri Ajaya Babu's career: classes, totals and best lifts

No Olympic or World Championships medals.

Weight classes: 81 kg from 2022 to 2024, 79 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (81 kg to 79 kg) and again in August 2026. At 78.65 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.

Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 79 kg, total 330 kg, place 2.

Valluri Ajaya Babu: totals from the 6 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 335 kg in 2025.290315340202220232024202520262022 Asian Championships, 6 Oct 2022: 302 kg2023 Asian Junior Championships, 28 Jul 2023: 310 kg2024 Asian Championships, 3 Feb 2024: 297 kg2025 Commonwealth Championships, 24 Aug 2025: 335 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 323 kg2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 Jul 2026: 330 kg
Valluri Ajaya Babu: totals from the 6 competitions with a total, 2022 to 2026, best 335 kg in 2025.290315340202220232024202520262022 Asian Championships, 6 Oct 2022: 302 kg2023 Asian Junior Championships, 28 Jul 2023: 310 kg2024 Asian Championships, 3 Feb 2024: 297 kg2025 Commonwealth Championships, 24 Aug 2025: 335 kg2025 World Weightlifting Championships, 2 Oct 2025: 323 kg2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 Jul 2026: 330 kg
Total at each competition, in kilograms.

Best lifts in each class

The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.

Class Years Snatch Clean and jerk Total
79 kg2025 to 2026 2025 to 2026 152 183 335
81 kg2022 to 2024 2022 to 2024 142 168 310
Numbers

Valluri Ajaya Babu by the numbers

Valluri Ajaya Babu'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
437.2
From 335 kg at 78.93 kg bodyweight, 2025 Commonwealth Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
Best total, place in its class
28th of 138
335 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 79 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
83%
At the best total, 152 kg of 183 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%.
Competitions with a total
6 of 6
A total at every competition listed.
Attempts

How often Valluri Ajaya Babu makes each attempt

Valluri Ajaya Babu made 61% of snatch attempts and 78% 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

Worlds and Olympics field: 74%
Valluri Ajaya Babu: 83%

Snatch, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 58%
Valluri Ajaya Babu: 33%

Snatch, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 41%
Valluri Ajaya Babu: 67%

Clean and jerk, first attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 77%
Valluri Ajaya Babu: 83%

Clean and jerk, second attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 57%
Valluri Ajaya Babu: 83%

Clean and jerk, third attempt

Worlds and Olympics field: 34%
Valluri Ajaya Babu: 67%
Rivals

Valluri Ajaya Babu head to head

The lifters Valluri Ajaya Babu 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 Valluri Ajaya Babu ahead Rival ahead
Abdollah Beiranvand 3 0 3
Turkmenistan Gaýgysyz Töräýew 3 0 3
Yuan Yee Loh 3 3 0
Results

Valluri Ajaya Babu'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.

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Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 2 330 79 kg 78.65 145149 kg missed149174178181
2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 16 323 79 kg 78.65 146150 kg missed150 kg missed172177180 kg missed
2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 1 335 79 kg 78.93 148 kg missed148152176180183
2024 Asian Championships 3 Feb 2024 6 297 81 kg 79.7 132137140 kg missed160 kg missed160165 kg missed
2023 Asian Junior Championships 28 Jul 2023 5 310 81 kg 80.39 138142 kg missed142160165 kg missed168
2022 Asian Championships 6 Oct 2022 7 302 81 kg 80.62 132137 kg missed137157162165
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Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Valluri Ajaya Babu met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.

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