India missed out on a medal in the first championship event of the 2026 Commonwealth Games as Ashok Kumar Malik finished fourth and Parmeet Kumar placed seventh in the lightweight men’s para powerlifting competition on Friday.Ashok came the closest to a podium, but narrowly missed out despite producing two successful lifts.The competition featured athletes from multiple body weight categories in a combined medal event. In such events, the final rankings are decided using a coefficient formula that calculates the points based on the athlete’s body weight and his best lifting success.Parmjeet opened with a successful lift of 176kg, receiving two green and one red lights from the judges. Then I tried at 179 kg, but failed to complete the lift.Ashok started off strong with a successful lift of 195kg, the heaviest opening lift in the camp.In the second round, Parmjeet returned for 179 kg but was unable to complete the attempt.Ashok then successfully lifted 200 kg. The effort earned him 143.8 points and keeps him in contention for a medal.Parmjeet made one last attempt at 179 kg. Although he completed the lift, the judges ruled him invalid, awarding three red lights.Ashok chose 205 kg for his last attempt, which would have been the heaviest achievement of his career. Even with a successful lift, however, he would have been fourth due to the coefficient scoring system. He was unable to complete the attempt and finished fourth with 143.8 points.Parmjeet finished seventh with 135.6 points.England’s Mark Swan won the gold medal with a score of 153.902.Nigeria’s Roland Ezuruike took the silver with 153.874 points, while Malaysia’s Bonnie Bunyau Gustin took the bronze with 153.5 points.