New Delhi: Odisha weightlifters performed splendidly in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships as Jhili Dalabehera clinched a silver medal while Sneha Soren bagged a bronze medal in the 48 categories of the junior women’s segment at Urgench, Uzbekistan.
Jhilli secured the second position after lifting 166 kg (73kg in snatch 93kg in clean and jerk). Sneha finished third with a total lift of 145 kg (63kg in snatch 82kg in clean and jerk).
India’s Jeremy Lalrinnunga (56 kg) broke two national records to win a silver and a bronze medal. Lalrinnunga registered his best total of 250 kg to win the silver in youth section and a bronze medal in the junior section.
The 15-year-old created national records in youth boys and junior men during his lift of 250 kg, the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said in a statement issued here.
Sidhant Gogoi, 14, finished with a bronze medal with a lift of 243 kg in youth boys section. Jacob Vanlaltluanga won a bronze medal in the 62kg youth boys with a total lift of 239 kg (108 kg in snatch 131 kg in clean and jerk).
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