Bindyarani strikes gold medal at weightlifting nationals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 11 2021:
Manipur added two more medals on the third day of the 73rd Men and 36th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships, with S Bindyarani sealing a gold medal and Kh Anjali Devi settling for a bronze on Wednesday.
Bindyarani Devi, who topped the senior women's 55kg category, lifted a total of 156kg (71kg in snatch & 85kg in clean/jerk) to claim her yellow metal.
Anjali Devi, on the other hand, took the bronze medal in the junior women's 64kg group.
She finished third with figures of 71-85-156.Earlier on Tuesday, N Tomchou Meetei claimed the gold medal in the men's youth 49kg category.
He lifted 83kg in snatch and 105kg in clean and jerk to register a total of 188 kg.
Manipur Weightlifting Association fielded nine weightlifters in the competition, which will conclude on Friday.