Junior weightlifters end campaign with 14 medals

NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifters ended their campaign on a high by bagging a total of 14 medals, including six gold in the 17th Asian Youth (boys & girls), 22nd Junior Women and 29th Junior Men Asian Weightlifting Championships at Doha, Qatar.

Even those six lifters, who failed to make it to the podium, finished within the top six positions in their respective body weight categories.

India won a silver on the last day of the competition today as Swapna Priya Baruah ended second in the Junior Women 69 kg division.

Yesterday, Ragala Venkat Rahul clinched a gold in Junior Men 85kg with a total lift of 324 kg — 143 kg in snatch and 181 kg clean & jerk.

Two Junior Women lifters —S Thasana Chanu (58 kg) and Punam Yadav (63 kg) — settled for a bronze each, while Kh Nungshiton also claimed the third spot in Youth Girls 58 kg.

India won maximum number of gold in Youth Boys division, bagging the yellow metal in all three categories the lifters took part.

The other three gold came each in Youth Girls, Junior Men and Junior Women sections.