Khelo weightlifting: Dharshini\, Rudra impress

Khelo weightlifting: Dharshini, Rudra impress

Press Trust of India  |  Pune 

duo T Dharshini and S Mayan turned in dazzling performances to snap up gold medals on day six of the weightlifting competition of the Khelo India Youth Games here on Monday.

with four gold are second, while joined the bandwagon along with Manipur, and with three gold each.

In the women's 81 kg U-17 category, girl grabbed gold with a total of 114 kg (snatch 54 kg, clean and jerk 60kg).

A determined Dharshini ensured that an U-17 bronze would be compensated with gold in the 81 kg U-21 category.

She had a total of 192 kg (snatch 85, clean and jerk 107kg).

S Mayan from displayed excellent technique in the men's +102 kg U-17 category clinching the gold and breaking records in snatch, clean and jerk and total weight.

He had a total of 269 kg (snatch 118 kg, clean and jerk 151 kg).

Mayan eclipsed the earlier records by 3 kg in snatch, by 8 kg in clean and jerk and and by 11 kg in total weight.

In the men's 102kg U-17s, UP took both gold and silver.

of won gold in the women's +81 kg U-17 category with a total weight of 135 kg (snatch 60 kg, clean and jerk 75 kg).

RESULTS: U-17 Youth Womens 81kg: 1. (Mah) 114 kg, 2. Reddi Gayathri (AP) 109 kg, 3. M Deeba (Tnd) 102 kg.

U-17 Youth Women's +81kg: 1. (Hrn) 135 kg, 2. Maibam 130 kg, 3. A Mohana Priya (Tnd) 123 kg.

U-21 Junior Women's 81kg: 1. T Dharshini (Tnd) 192 kg, 2. 154 kg, 3. Shweta Pundir (UP) 154 kg.

U-17 Youth Men's 102 kg: 1. Pushpendra Singh Chaudhar (UP) 254 kg, 2. (UP) 234 kg.

U-17 Youth Mens +102 kg: 1. S (Tnd) 269 kg, 2. (UP) 250 kg, 3. (Pun) 216 kg.

U-21 Junior Men's 102 kg: 1. (AP) 279 kg, 2. Pradeep Kumar Yadav (UP) 277 kg, 3. Dilpreet Singh (Pun) 245 kg.

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First Published: Mon, January 14 2019. 20:00 IST