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Jeremy takes weightlifting silver

Jeremy Lalrinnunga.

Jeremy Lalrinnunga.   | Photo Credit: Jonathan Nackstrand for OIS/IOC

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Youth Olympic Games gold medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga aggregated 288kg to take the silver medal in the men’s 67kg category in the EGAT’s Cup international weightlifting championships, an Olympic qualifying event, here on Friday.

Jeremy lifted 131kg in snatch and 157kg in clean and jerk behind gold medal winner Deni (303kg, 132kg, 171kg).

Ruben Katoatau (125kg, 160kg, 285kg) of Kiribati won the bronze.

Meanwhile, Swati Singh (86kg, 109kg, 195kg) and K. Shireesha (79kg, 110kg, 189kg) took sixth and ninth places respectively in the women’s 59kg class.

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