Asian Weightlifting Championships: The Indian contingent ended its campaign at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 as Ajith Narayana and Achinta Sheuli, who were competing in the men’s 73kg category failed to clinch a medal. The Indian took home three medals, all silvers. Bindyarani Devi and Jeremy Lalrinnunga were the only two medallist who showed their might at the event. Follow Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN
Asian Weightlifting Championships: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins silver in snatch but fails to complete his event
Ajith Narayana, competing in his first international weightlifting competition, won Group B with a total lift of 307kg (snatch 139kg + clean & jerk 168kg). Achinta Sheuli, who won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2022, finished second in Group B with a total lift of 305kg (snatch 140kg and clean & jerk 165kg).
However, after the completion of Group A, Ajith Narayana and Achinta Sheuli could only rank ninth and tenth, respectively, in the final standings, as per Olympics.com.
India’s Asian Weightlifting Championships Campaign Comes to an End
Bindyarani Devi opened India’s medal tally at the Jinju meet on Saturday with a silver medal in the women’s 55kg category. She also took silver in the clean and jerk with a lift of 111kg.
Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga won a silver medal in the men’s 67kg snatch section on Sunday despite failing to log a valid clean & jerk effort for an overall rating.
Congratulations @raltejeremy on winning the 🥈 in the 67 kgs category at the #Weightlifting Senior Asian Championships.
Keep up the momentum. Wishing you even more success in the future. 🇮🇳 is rejoicing in your victory!#JeremyLalrinnunga pic.twitter.com/mZWpwX0jaY
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari) May 7, 2023
Six Indian weightlifters competed in the continental championships, which are the second in a series of qualifying events for the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.
The Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 will take place until May 13, but India will not be represented in any of the remaining categories.
Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023: India’s medal winners
-Bindyarani Devi (women’s 55kg) – silver medal in overall
-Bindyarani Devi (women’s 55kg) – silver medal in clean & jerk
-Jeremy Lalrinnunga (men’s 67kg) – silver medal in snatch.
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