Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 14:
In the opening day of the Inter-SAI Weightlifting Competition being held at SAG Hall Khuman Lampak under the aegis of SAI-NERC Imphal, SAI Imphal lifters have won 7 medals including 4 gold medals.
Lifting 58 kgs in snatch and 75 kgs in jerk, L Herosana of SAI Imphal won gold in the Junior Girls 48 kg category.
KU Aartinegi of SAI Lucknow won the silver medal.
Benaru Golmei added another gold for the Imphal centre lifting a total of 140 kgs in the sub-junior Girls 48 kg category.
The silver and bronze medals were won by Dipti Saikia of SAI Guwahati and K Kabila of SAI Mizoram.
Uttam Kumar of SAI Kashipur won gold in the 50 kg Sub Junior Boys section with a lift of 155 kgs beating H Premkumar of SAI Imphal who lifted a total of 136 kgs.
The 44 kg Sub-Junior Women's category was won by Lalhmangaihi of SAI Lucknow lifting 118 kgs while the silver medal went to Deepa Mehra of the same centre.
M Anil of SAI Eluru grabbed gold in the 50 kg Senior Men's category by lifting 82 kg in snatch besides 95 kgs in jerk.
With a total lift of 195 kgs, T Bobo of SAI Imphal won gold medal in the Junior Boys' 56 kg category.
The other gold medal of the host SAI centre was won by Kh Bidyananda lifting 199 kgs in the Sub Junior Boys' 56 kg category.