By Balbir Singh
CHANDIGARH, OCTOBER 21, 2019: Gurmeet of Haryana won gold medal in 96 kg Youth Junior with a total lift of 297 kg (Snatch 137 kg, clean and jerk 160 kg) in 15th Youth (Boys & Girls), 56 Men and 32nd Women Junior National Weightlifting Championships at Bodh Gaya . R Ramkumar of Tamil Nadu got silver with a total lift of 285 kg (snatch 128 kg, clean and jerk 170 kg). The third place went to Alok Yadav of UP with gotal lift of 278 kg (snatch 125 kg, clean and jerk 161 kg).
Akashata Kamati of Karnataka set eight new national records in 81 kg junior women's category. She established two national recores in clean and jerk and two two in total. She lifted 107 kg in clean and jerk against old record of 106 kg. She went on to improve upon her own clean and jerk record of 107 with a lift of 115 kg. With a total lift of 195 kg she broke old record of 195 kg of T Dharshini. In clean and jerk she further improved her own mark of 115 kg as she lifed 120 kg. Against her own total lift record of 195 kg, Kamati wrote her name in record books with a lift of 200 kg.
Abhimanyu Panda of Punjab set new national meet records in snatch with a lift of 121 kg against the previous record of 120 kg held by Vishvjeet Singh of Haryana. Panday went on to improve upon his own total lift of 260 kg by lifting 266 kg.
Abhishek of Uttar Pradesh created a new national record in snatch with a lift of 126 kg against previous record of 125 of Rajesh of Haryana in junior men's 109 kg class. Abhishek won gold with a total lift of 268 kg.
Results: 96 kg Youth juniors boys: 1 Gurmeet Singh (Haryana) snatch 137 kg, clean and jerk 160 kg, total 297 kg; 2 R Ramkumar (TN) snatch 128 kg, clean and jerk 157 kg, total 285 kg; 3 Alok Yadav (UP), snatch 125 kg; clean and jerk153 kg, total 278 kg.
102 kg: 1 Akash Kaushal (MP) total 274 kg; 2 Kulbeer Singh (Chandigah) total 251 kg; 3 Avinash Yadav (UP) total 243 kg. Two new national records
96 kg (Youth men): 1 Abhimanyu Panay (Punjab) snatch 121 kg, clean and jerk 145 kg, total 266 kg; 2 M Ashok (AP) snatch 106 kg, clean and jerk 142 kg, total 248 kg; 3 Uday Singh Rathore (Raj) snatch 96 kg, clean and jerk 117 kg, total 213.
102 kg: 1 Prardeep Kumar Yadav (UP) total 293 kg; 2 Phiyanshu Bhandari (Haryana) total 281 kg; 3 Vishvjeet Singh (Haryana) 280 kg. Four new National records
109 kg: 1 Abhishek (UP) snatch 126 kg, clean and jerk 142 kg, total 268 kg; 2 Nishanth Chidri (Karnataka) snatch 108 kg, clean and jerk 132 kg total 240 kg; 3 Naresh Choudhary (Rajasthan) snatch 102 kg, clean and jerk 132 kg, total 237 kg. One new meet record.
76 kg Youth girls: 1 Ch Sri Lakshami (AP) total 154 kg; 2 Shreya Ratnakar (Mah) total 143 kg; 3 R Rupavarshini (TN) total 125 kg. Three new national records.
81 kg: K Abhishikta (Odisha) total lfit 139 kg; 2 Yogita Khedkar (Mah) 138 kg; 3 Joyti Yadav (UP) 134 kg.
76 kg junior women: 1 Anjali Joshi (Punjab) total 186 kg; 2 A Anju Devi (Manipur) total 171 kg; 3 Karuna Ramesh Gadhe total 156 kg. Three new National records.
81 kg: Akshata Kamati (Kar) total 200 kg; 2 Mayuri Devare (Mah) total lift 174 kg; 3 P Sanathoi Devi (Manipur) 144 kg.
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