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India's tally swells by 56 medals in weightlifting

October 13, 2011 17:36 IST

India [ Images ] added a whopping 56 medals, including 17 gold, on the third day of the Commonwealth (Youth, Junior and Senior) Weightlifting Championships in Cape Town, South Africa [ Images ] to swell their medal tally to 89, on Thursday.

Yukar Sibi won three gold in junior men's 62kg with a total lift of 264kg (116+148). Jagdish and Neeraj Sharma also won three gold each in 69kg and 77kg events of the youth competition with total lifts of 234kg (104+130) and 276kg (125+151).

In the senior competition, Rustam Sarang won two gold and a silver in 62kg with a total lift of 268kg (120+148).

In each weight category, three medals are awarded in each of snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift.

Results:

62kg Senior Men: Rustam Sarang (120+148)=268 (2 Gold, 1 Silver); Yukar Sibi: (116+148)=264 (1 Gold, 2 Silver)

69kg Senior Men: Pasam Rambabu (120+151)=271kg (2 Silver)

77kg Senior Men: Gaurv Dubey (127+170)=297 (2 Silver, 1 Bronze)

58kg Senior Women: Sunibala Devi (79+102)=181 (3 Bronze)

63kg Senior Women: Poireinganbi Chanu (78+100)=178kg (3 Silver)

62kg Junior Men: Yukar Sibi (116+148)=264kg (3 Gold)

69kg Junior Men: Papul Changmai (118+145)=263 (3 Bronze)

77kg Junior Men: Vikas Thakur (120+156)=276kg (3 Silver)

58kg Junior Women: Sumanbala Devi (73+98)=171 (3 Silver)

63kg Junior Women: G Aruna Rani (77+98)=175 (3 Silver)

63kg Junior Women: Vandana Gupta (69+86)=155 (3 Bronze)

62kg Youth Boys: Achyutananda Sahoo (102+130)=232 (2 Gold, 1 Silver); Sorom Hitlar Tagru (102+125)=227kg (1 Gold, 2 Silver)

69kg Youth Boys: Jagdish (104+130)=234kg (3 Gold); Sourav Gogoi (97+126)=223kg (3 Silver)

77kg Youth Boys: Neeraj Sharma (125+151)=276kg (3 Gold)

58kg Youth Girls: Takio Yana (65+86)=151 (3 Silver)

63kg Youth Girls: Subhasmita Mohanty (60+72)=132kg (2 Gold, 1 Silver).

 

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